“Election disputes offer new niche for lawyers”
The Columbus Dispatch offers this report.
Monthly Archives: November 2008
“Voting in 2008: Lessons Learned”
Tova Wang offers this analysis at Common Cause. It concludes: “The truth is, if this election had been much closer, the outcry over the problems enumerated would be huge. If, for example, the presidential election had hinged on Indiana, where… Continue reading
No Ruling on Cert. Petitions in West Va. Judicial Recusal Case or Ohio Petition Circulators Case
Here is today’s order list. Given that this will make the fifth relisting of the West Va. case (Caperton v. Massey), it sure is looking like a cert. denial, with a dissent from the denial or cert (or some other… Continue reading
“Backers Of Voting Rights Face Split Some in District Don’t Want to Settle For Just House Seat”
The Washington Post offers this report.
“Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way”
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “Armed with millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it, Barack Obama will enter the White House with the opportunity to create… Continue reading
“Big Political Donors Just Looking for Favors? Apparently Not.”
Shankar Vendatam’s latest WaPo column.
Persily and Fougere: A Comparison of the Racial Composition of Support for Democratic Presidential Candidates in 2004 and 2008
Nate Persily and Joshua Fougere have written this guest post for the blog:
Although the body of the extraordinary election we just experienced is still warm, the autopsy of the vote has already begun. Some interpret the election returns as… Continue reading
Foley: Voting Next Time–and in 2020
Ned Foley offers the following guest post in my Fixing Election Administration series:
Election reform should embrace a long-term perspective and include non-partisan administration of the voting process. Meanwhile, eliminating unconscionably long lines at the polls is a short-term imperative,… Continue reading
“Fewer Paper Ballots Count”
The Columbus Dispatch offers this report, which begins: “Statistically, the chance of your vote not counting was 2 1/2 times higher in Franklin County if you used a paper ballot instead of voting electronically in this fall’s election, a… Continue reading
Elmendorf: Two Models for Building Public Confidence in the Electoral Process
Chris Elmendorf has written the following guest post for my Fixing Election Administration series:
The 2008 election season witnessed an escalation in the now-familiar conflict between Democrats and Republicans over “access” versus “integrity” in the voting process. John McCain used… Continue reading
If. Sen Feinstein Goes to Chair Intelligence, Sen. Schumer Likely Will Chair the Senate Rules Committee
“A Better Vote”
The Washington Post offers this editorial.
“Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens”
Nate Silver offers this analysis.
“Florida 2000, meet Minnesota 2008.”
Here.