State legislatures should examine their election codes after …
Dec 28, 2022 · The new Electoral Count Reform Act will have an effect on state election laws in presidential elections. The timing mechanisms have changed, and rules now expressly invite state legislatures to make explicit choices before Election Day. And states should be aware of how the changes could affect their own election codes, and whether they should revisit some of their existing choices.
My New Essay in the Wall Street Journal: "Why It Will Be Harder for ...
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Rick Hasen, Author at Election Law Blog
4 days ago · October 11, 2024, 2:34 pm chicanery Rick Hasen. USA Today: The Arizona Democratic party closed a field office in Tempe, Arizona that was the target of three shootings in three weeks. The incidents come amid a 2024 election cycle that has seen multiple instances of threats or violence, including two assassination attempts on former President ...
Ballot access rules for disqualified presidential candidates
Oct 20, 2021 · All that is to say, the issues Ned identifies are important qualifiers for disqualifying a presidential candidate. But there 51 separate ballot access rules that need to be navigated to see how it would play out. There are two important caveats. The first is that the GOP might truncate the process by cutting out a nominee from its primary process.
“Introducing the 2020 Election Litigation Tracker”
Our 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, which we launch today, contains plain-English case summaries, primary documents and links to news coverage at SCOTUSblog and elsewhere. It also includes expert-written explainers on some of the arcane aspects of election law – like the Purcell principle and the Anderson-Burdick doctrine – that could ...
Political questions and Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Derek Muller, Author at Election Law Blog
Ninth Circuit tosses part of Arizona voter registration election case in broad standing decision, citing FDA v. AHM. September 29, 2024, 9:03 am election law and constitutional law, voter registration Derek Muller. In June, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM might result in an uptick in election law cases where plaintiffs ...
"Democrats signal voting rights bills will top the agenda if Harris ...
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ELB Book Corner: Bob Bauer: "Law and Ethics in the Domain of …
Aug 26, 2024 · I’m pleased to welcome Bob Bauer to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, The Unraveling.Here is the second of three guest posts: One chapter of the Unraveling is devoted to my long-standing view that the standard reform arguments for extensive federal campaign finance regulation are misguided. Much of the reform case rests on dated or skewed assumptions about how the political ...
“The Positive and Negative Purcell Principle” - Election Law Blog
Nov 11, 2022 · Election-related court orders can be sorted into two categories: positive and negative. “Positive” orders add voting restrictions, while “negative” orders remove voting restrictions. Each category leads to different types of confusion. Positive orders produce underinclusive voter behavior—think bringing less identification to the ...