“What Are the Usual Burdens of Voting?”
Jim Fischer has posted this draft on SSRN (Georgia State U. L. Rev.) Here is the abstract:
When the Court in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board approved presentment of a government-issued photo identification asa requirement to vote, Justice Stevens… Continue reading
“I Study Disinformation. This Election Will Be Grim.”
Renee DiResta NYT oped:
This brings us to the present, when another election looms. The 2024 rerun is already being viciously fought. Since 2020, the technological landscape has shifted. There are new social media platforms in the mix, such as… Continue reading
“The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics?”
Michael Wines for the NYT:
Americans of both parties routinely express deep concern about the state of the country’s democracy. This fall, many voters may have a chance to do something about it, by voting on state ballot measures related… Continue reading
“Pro-Trump extremists are sure he will win. That could be dangerous.”
WaPo:
Donald Trump has a history of fiery calls urging supporters to rise up, and his most militant fans often have obliged.
So it might seem counterintuitive that now, as Trump faces unprecedented legal problems and a close election in… Continue reading
The Primary Importance of Primary Reform
Nate Persily is one of our nation’s leading election law scholars (and a friend), with whom I usually agree on many specific matters in our field, but he is quoted today in the N.Y. Times (in an article today … Continue reading
Reminder: Wednesday webinar on electoral reform
I won’t repeat all of the previous ELB post announcing this webinar on alternative electoral reforms to improve American democracy, especially in light of increasing partisan polarization. I will simply note that the French legislative elections, the first round of… Continue reading
“GOP colleagues sneer at Rep. Good’s election complaints”
Axios:
Rep. Bob Good‘s (R-Va.) efforts to sow doubts about the results of his too-close-to-call GOP primary are being met with eye rolls from many of his House Republican colleagues.
Why it matters: The House Freedom Caucus chair is tapping… Continue reading
“Tax documents detail how election deniers profit from group founded by conspiracy theorists Patrick Byrne and Michael Flynn”
Issue One:
A new tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows that several prominent election deniers have been profiting from The America Project, a nonprofit founded in 2021 by former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne and President Donald Trump’s former National Security… Continue reading
5th Circuit, Evenly Split, Will Not Consider for Now En Banc Louisiana’s Argument that Private Plaintiffs Cannot Sue Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Democracy Docket:
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request today for a hearing with the full court on the issue of whether individuals and groups can sue under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Monday’s… Continue reading
Assuming the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law on July 1
On July 1, I will officially be the Gary T. Schwarz Endowed Chair in Law at UCLA (along with a Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) and the Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project).
Alhthough it is of course… Continue reading
“Supreme Court won’t take up Georgia dispute over ‘at-large’ elections and minority vote dilution”
CNN:
The Supreme Court won’t take up a case challenging Georgia’s system for electing its public utility board in a defeat for Black voters who argued the so-called “at-large” electoral system diluted their votes.
The justices’ refusal to get involved… Continue reading
“Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official
Stateline:
When Milton Kidd leaves work at the end of the day, he slips out the back door of the domed Douglas County Courthouse, avoiding the public entrance where people might berate him or demand his home address.
He… Continue reading
I Talked About My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote” on “A Song Called Life” Podcast with Osi Atikpoh
You can listen here at Spotify and here at Apple Podcasts.