Daily Beast: The Republican chair of a rural Georgia election board—which has the power to restrict or expand access to voting, call for audits and investigations into alleged voter fraud, and certify election results—is a QAnon-fixated election conspiracy theorist,… Continue reading

The NYT has this story on racial disparities in rejection rates in Washington state, which is an all mail-in balloting state: Among the thousands of mail-in ballots that were rejected in Washington State during the 2020 election, auditors have found… Continue reading

Different take, from a piece for The American Conservative, by Micah Meadowcroft: “Social media do not contribute to political extremism by letting us sort into ideological silos; instead, they constantly expose us to people with beliefs and ways of… Continue reading

Looking forward to participating in this (separate registration required to watch each virtual panel): *All times are in Pacific Time (PT).**Stanford Law Community is limited to current faculty, staff, and students.  Friday, February 11 12:45 – 2:00 P.M.Opening Keynote Lunch… Continue reading

A few quick points in response to Ned’s thoughtful post about congressional gerrymandering. First, the crux of the debate is how much value (if any) to place on a fair national map for the House of Representatives. I think that’s… Continue reading

From the NYT: Democrats across the nation have spent years railing against partisan gerrymandering, particularly in Republican states — most recently trying to pass federal voting rights legislation in Washington to all but outlaw the practice. But given the same… Continue reading

From Jonathan Lai, at the Philly Inquirer: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday took control of a high-stakes redistricting lawsuit and will now decide how the state’s congressional districts will be drawn for the next decade.A lower court had been… Continue reading

Politico: In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.Another adviser to the former president said… Continue reading

I’ve written this piece from NYU’s Just Security blog, on the relationship between preventing electoral subversion and ECA reform. A key line is this: “Proper reform of the ECA would also do much more to address the risk of electoral… Continue reading

Here: Top Downloads For: LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic) Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 04 Dec 2021 – 02 Feb 2022 RankPaperDownloads1.A Realistic Risk Assessment of the Presidential Election of 2024Matthew SeligmanYale Law… Continue reading

From Shane Goldmacher, at the NYT: A series of new remarks by Donald J. Trump about the aftermath of the 2020 election and new disclosures about his actions in trying to forestall its result — including discussing the use of… Continue reading