John Fortier has published this monograph that is sure to be consulted as jurisdictions continue to expand absentee and early voting opportunities. Here is the description: Americans once gathered on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to… Continue reading

At the AALS meeting in January in Washington, DC, I’ve organized the following panel for the AALS Section on Legislation: January 4 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Section on Legislation Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel The… Continue reading

Moritz has prepared this very useful page to keep track of very close congressional races.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer offers this editorial.

See this interesting report, linked by Moritz.

The NY Times offers this report. For more on the relevant statutes, see here, and see Bob Bauer’s reflections. I’ll have more to say about this dispute in the larger context of election administration soon.

Here is Electionline’s weekly report.… Continue reading

The Christian Science Monitor offers this report. In coming weeks, I hope to plunge into these data and see how the trends compare to earlier years.

On Oct. 31, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran State’s high court won’t rule on disputed Green funds before election, which begins: ” A divided state Supreme Court refused late Tuesday to give a pre-election decision to Republican gubernatorial candidate… Continue reading

The Forward ran this story last week, but a friend just sent it along now.

Andrew Gumbel has this commentary in The Nation.

The Wall Street Journal offers this must-read article (free access).

See here, as predicted.

In each election, the Supreme Court’s rulings on election law (from the one person, one vote rules, to gerrymandering rules, to interpretations of the Voting Rights Act and BCRA) have a great effect on how elections are run and who… Continue reading