Election Law at Ohio State is pleased to host this webinar. Here’s the description: In our current highly polarized political environment, the system of party primaries in most states risks eliminating consensus candidates from the general election. These consensus… Continue reading

AP: The national and state Republican parties are taking the same side as celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck GOP primary contest for U.S. Senate and opposing a lawsuit that could help former hedge fund… Continue reading

This paper, entitled Requiring Majority Winners for Congressional Elections: Harnessing Federalism to Combat Extremism, is now in page proofs: 26 Lewis & Clark Law Review 365 (2022). Here’s the abstract: “Congress should enact a law requiring a candidate for… Continue reading

Just wow from Detroit News: Former Detroit police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, two of the top candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, didn’t submit enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, according to findings… Continue reading

Politico: The war over every last vote in Pennsylvania’s too-close-to-call Senate GOP primary is now officially headed to the courts.David McCormick’s campaign filed a lawsuit Monday afternoon arguing that election officials must count mail-in and absentee ballots that lack… Continue reading

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WaPo: As companies pledged support and money to fight racism following George Floyd’s killing in May 2020, Tom Naratil, U.S. president of the financial firm UBS, told his 20,000 workers, “Silence is not an option.”“We all have a responsibility… Continue reading

From the AJC. Note this is a poll among Republicans: The poll found that at least 60% of likely Republican voters are at least somewhat confident that the November elections will be conducted fairly and accurately, compared with one-quarter… Continue reading