Can’t wait to read this (hopefully not timely) one from Justin Levitt (forthcoming NYU L. Rev.). Here is the abstract: Questions about the state legislative role in determining the identity of presidential electors and electoral slates, and the permissible extent… Continue reading

John W. Burgess, writing in the 1888 Political Science Quarterly, recognized that the Electoral Count Act (adopted after the disputed 1876 election) provides unduly complex and contradictory set rules for choosing the president and gave too much power to the… Continue reading

New NBER working paper from Michael Geruso and Dean Spears: Extremely narrow election outcomes—such as could be reversed by rejecting a few thousand ballots—are likely to trigger dispute over the results. Narrow vote tallies may generate recounts and litigation; they… Continue reading

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John Koza on the Open Mind podcast.

The President and First Lady reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. As the New York Times notes, “Mr. Trump’s positive test result could pose immediate difficulties for the future of his campaign against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,… Continue reading

Release: With just a month to go before the November 3rd election, a group of 40  experts on elections and democracy are imploring Congress to support a bill that would give  states more time to tally election results.  A… Continue reading

The Atlantic: Many Americans know that counting all of the votes in this November’s presidential election is going to take extra time. Few people realize there’s a specific deadline by which states must finish.The 1887 Electoral Count Act seems… Continue reading