Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“The Election Is Already Under Way in America’s Courts; And the two parties—and the judges they have appointed—are on completely divergent legal paths.”

The Voting Wars
Leah Litman in the Atlantic: The case captions tell much of the story. Republican Party officials, including those in President Trump’s reelection campaign, are trying to stop states’ efforts to expand voting—they are suing to prevent mail-in voting, extensions for… Continue reading

Blockbuster Bart Gellman Atlantic Cover Story on Potential Election Meltdown Quotes Republican Sources Saying Trump Campaign May Try to Push State Legislators to Choose Presidential Electors Directly

election administration, Election Meltdown, The Voting Wars
Bart Gellman: There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of UCI Event, “Are U.S. elections rigged, broken or dependable? Lessons from Canada and Australia Offer Insights for Improvement” (featuring Yasmin Dawood, Graeme Orr, and me, with Victoria Jones)

comparative election law, election administration, Election Meltdown, The Voting Wars
Watch: This webinar, recorded on September 21, 2020, covers international perspectives relevant to the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election. Co-sponsored by The UCI Office of Global Engagement, UCI Law and the Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy,… Continue reading

In What I Consider to Be Among the Most Important Election Law Cases Before the November Election, Trump Campaign Renews Federal Challenge to Pennsylvania Voting Rules (with a Note on Nevada)

election administration, The Voting Wars
The federal case that had been put on hold pending the resolution of a parallel case in the Pa Supreme Court is now back on following the Pa. Supreme Court’s resolution of related state law claims. Here’s the Trump … Continue reading

“How to Know if the Election Is Actually ‘Rigged’; The November vote could be legitimate even if the voting process is flawed. A stable democracy depends on everyone being able to tell the difference”

Election Meltdown, The Voting Wars
Important Ned Foley in Politico: /already, both nominees have suggested that if they lose, it will be because of wrongdoing on the other side, raising the prospect that they might not accept a loss. In a speech in August,… Continue reading