WaPo:
Leaders of the centrist group No Labels abandoned a planned third-party presidential bid in April after a successful campaign by Democratic allies of President Joe Biden damaged their public appeal and undermined their ability to recruit electable candidates.… Continue reading
NYT:
President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch… Continue reading
The published version of this article is now available, as part of a political reform symposium published at the Univ. of Illinois Law Review. Here’s the abstract:
In recent years political reform advocates and advocacy groups have proposed a form… Continue reading
NY Times: 2024 is the first general election under the state’s new voter ID law. Overall, the new voter ID law did not result in many votes being rejected. That said, the current law is significantly more voter-friendly than… Continue reading
Democracy Docket has posted an update on the RNC’s challenge to Governor Whitmer’s decision to expand voter registration sites in Michigan. The RNC had take the position that Whitmer was acting outside of her executive authority in increasing the number… Continue reading
An interesting article from CBS News on the intraparty negotiations in Ohio, where Governor Mike DeWine will be filling JD Vance’s seat until the required special election. DeWine’s goal apparently is to avoid picking a weak candidate that might lead… Continue reading
Charles Gardner Geyh (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) has posted this new article on judicial elections on SSRN:
In this essay, I begin with a discussion of established legal theory, which elucidates the difficulties created by calling upon judges… Continue reading
Bolts Magazine reviews the role of Native Voters in Alaska’s ballot reform efforts, noting, among other things, that “[a]reas with large Alaska Native populations provided the winning margin against repeal. Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote… Continue reading
A New Brennan Center study on voter participation on tribal lands highlights the impact of systemic inequities on turnout. Key findings include:
“Voter participation in federal elections from 2012 to 2022 averaged 11 percentage points less on tribal lands than… Continue reading