Readers of this blog have heard me go on ad nauseum about changes that need to be made to our system of election administration; my most recent pieces are this Findlaw piece and this Slate column.
It strikes me we really dodged a bullet thanks to the Obama rout. Just imagine what today would be like if the presidential election results hinged on the outcome in Missouri or North Carolina or even Indiana.
I have asked a number of leading academics who write in the area of election administration to send in guest posts to this blog on the topic of “Fixing Election Administration: The Way Forward.” I will put up posts as I receive them, and I expect this will run about a week or so. I’ll post replies if guest bloggers want to comment on each other’s posts. I don’t have the list in front of me of who is participating, but from memory I think I have commitments from Doug Chapin, Guy Charles, Chris Elmendorf, Ned Foley, Heather Gerken, Paul Gronke, Nate Persily, Rick Pildes, and Dan Tokaji. (I’ll update this list with additions, deletions and corrections: I am still waiting to hear from a few people.)
I hope this is a useful exercise. I’m looking forward to hearing what they have to say.