Florida Politics:
Florida State University’s Election Law Center now has a place in state statute, even if it didn’t receive full funding.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation (SB 892) formally establishing the Center, which has existed since 2023 at… Continue reading
As I highlighted last month, I am deeply skeptical of any third political party venture that purports to represent some middle-of-the-road interests in the United States. Rick P. rightly asks some questions about the party now quasi-“officially” launched by Elon… Continue reading
An initial big question here is whether enough credible candidates will be willing to run under this party label. Especially since Musk has tried to define in advance the major policy positions of the party. If states permitted fusion candidacies,… Continue reading
As Elon Musk announces his effort to form a new party here, it’s worth noting that even in the UK, the home of the first-past-the-post electoral system, we are seeing the traditionally dominant two major parties losing support to new… Continue reading
At Law 360:
While most shareholder activists are hitting a brick wall with environmental,social and governance measures at 2025 annual meetings, a proposal askingfor increased transparency around corporate political spending has passed atfive companies, surprising some experts.This proxy season, 13… Continue reading
From the AZCentral:
Clint Bolick is worried.
The Arizona Supreme Court justice and rock star of the political right stood before a crowd of lawyers recently and rebuked “deeply disturbing” attacks on the American justice system coming from senior Trump… Continue reading
This is from a couple days ago:
he Federal Election Commission officially has a new chair.
Democrat Shana Broussard, who was nominated to the commission in 2020 by President Donald Trump, formally became FEC chair on Tuesday, two months after… Continue reading
This updated chart from Milan Singh, at Slow Boring, shows that Democratic party platforms in 2024 mention the word “jobs” much less often than in 2012 and mention “climate” or identity-based terms more often.
The NYT has a conversation between Kate Shaw, Will Baude, and Steve Vladek discussing the end of the Supreme Court’s Term. Baude gives the Court an A-, Shaw a C-, and Vladek says incomplete. Along the way, I’m appreciative of… Continue reading
Interesting interview with the field director of the Mamdani campaign at City & State NY about the nature of their ground operation:
It wasn’t just the TikTok videos.
Zohran Mamdani’s primary upset was powered by an army of tens of… Continue reading
Madhav Khosla is a rising star in comparative constitutional law. Just saw this post he did last week at Balkinization, with Milan Vaishnav, about an article of theirs at the intersection of elections and governance. The article wrestles with how… Continue reading