New Article: “A Path to Multiparty Democracy” - Election Law Blog
Nov 29, 2024 · Nate Ela (Temple Beasley School of Law) has posted a new article in relation to the state constitutional challenges to anti-fusion laws that are currently underway. Building on the work of Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Miriam Seifter, Ela argues that many state constitutions distinctly favor popular sovereignty and small-d democracy in ways that counsel for applying strict scrutiny, rather than the ...
On January 6, 2025 - Election Law Blog
Feb 15, 2024 · Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. Why the “Blue Shift” Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten About Might Be More Dangerous This Time, Slate, Oct. 24, 2024. Elon Musk …
"Meta's Threads is 'overrun' with liberal election fraud conspiracies ...
Taylor Lorenz: Over the past several days, Meta’s Threads has become inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies. The conspiracies range from skepticism about vote tallies in key swing states, to allegations of a criminal coverup by Biden to force the Democrats to lose in order to (somehow eventually?) take down Trump, to claims of …
“The National Popular Vote (NPV) Proposal for U.S. Presidential ...
H/t to Sean Parnell for the new paper by Ron Rivest and Philip Stark: National Popular Vote (NPV) Interstate Compact [Koza et al., 2024] attempts to provide direct presidential elections in the U.S. without a constitutional amendment, through a binding … Continue reading “The National Popular Vote (NPV) Proposal for U.S. Presidential Elections Undermines Election Integrity” →
Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 …
Hugo Lowell: “Elon Musk says on stage at a town hall that America PAC will be awarding $1 million every day until the election to a registered Pennsylvania voter who has signed his petition. Musk awarded the first $1 million … Continue reading Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters →
Rick's Opeds and Commentaries, 2024 - Election Law Blog
Dec 25, 2024 · Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024 Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024 Why the “Blue Shift” Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten About Might … Continue reading Rick’s Opeds and Commentaries, 2024 →
“Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code”
NYT: President-elect Donald J. Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office, raising concerns that his refusal to do so will hamper the … Continue reading “Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code” →
“Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online”
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. Why the “Blue Shift” Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten About Might Be More Dangerous This Time, Slate, Oct. 24, 2024. Elon Musk Might Have Broken the Law Against Bribing Voters.
“Why California is still counting votes and how long it may take”
WaPo: For most of the country, predictions that Election Day would morph into election week or election month did not come topass. Then there’s California, where millions of ballots remain uncounted. The most populous state in the union has one … Continue reading “Why California is still counting votes and how long it may take” →
Can Absentee Ballots be Received After Election Day in any Swing …
Oct 27, 2024 · Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. Why the “Blue Shift” Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten About Might Be More Dangerous This Time, Slate, Oct. 24, 2024. Elon Musk …