Congratulations to Election Law Prof Nate Persily
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
So well deserved.
Category Archives: election law biz
“55 Years Later, Lawyer Will Again Argue Over Redistricting Before Supreme Court”
What a story from NPR:
Emmet Jopling Bondurant II knew about the civil rights movement when he was a student at the University of Georgia in the 1950s, but he didn’t join it.“I was trying to get through college,” the… Continue reading
Big 10 Redistricting Conference
I’m off to College Park this afternoon for the Big Ten Strategic Partnership for Applied Redistricting Knowledge (SPARK) Conference Monday and Tuesday, hosted by the University of Maryland.
“Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson dies of brain cancer”
Sad news:
Dennis Richardson, the Oregon secretary of state and first Republican elected to the position in three decades, died of brain cancer Tuesday night at age 69.
Richardson was a respected and well-liked statesman, although at times a divisive… Continue reading
“Tim Scott still opposes Thomas Farr, and has sharp words for conservative critics”
Tom Farr Not on List of Trump Judicial Renominations
Tom Farr Nomination for Judgeship Not Dead
“Gehrke: What BYU’s David Magleby learned in his four decades studying Utah politics, and why he thinks we live in a scary time”
Salt Lake Tribune:
After nearly 40 years teaching political science at Brigham Young University, David Magleby taught his last class just before Christmas break….
Gehrke: “Peering into the crystal ball, what do you see the future to hold? Can… Continue reading
“New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner wins re-election after fierce challenge”
CNN:
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, an ardent defender of his state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary status, narrowly held off a challenger Wednesday to win re-election to the post he’s held since 1976.
Gardner defeated Colin Van Ostern,… Continue reading
“Brenda Snipes says she won’t resign as Broward County election supervisor after all”
Vox:
Brenda Snipes — the controversial Broward County, Florida, elections supervisor who oversaw recent recounts for governor and Senate — resigned from her position on November 19, saying that she was “ready to pass the torch” and would leave her… Continue reading
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, One of the Rare Democrats on Trump’s Voter “Fraud” Commission, May Soon Be Out of Office
Politico:
Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decades-long run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era.
Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than… Continue reading
“Here’s What Brenda Snipes Has to Say About Florida’s Election”
More Time with Her Family: “Brenda Snipes submits resignation as Broward elections supervisor”
Sun Sentinel:
Just hours after finishing a tumultuous election recount, Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation, ending a 15-year tenure full of botched elections, legal disputes and blistering criticism.
“It is true. She did send it,” said… Continue reading
“In Florida Recount Fight, Democratic Lawyer Draws Plaudits and Fire”
NYT profile of Marc Elias:
Mr. Elias is perhaps best known for his role in helping to deliver a handful of previous recounts to Democrats, including in the bitterly fought two-month battle over a Minnesota Senate election in 2008 that… Continue reading