"The Internal Law of Democracy" - Election Law Blog
1 day ago · Here is the abstract: The conventional focus of election law is the constitutional, statutory, and judicial constraints on election officials. But the operation of elections also depends on the law that election officials themselves create. This “internal law of democracy”—produced by state and local election officials and addressed to ...
Derek Muller, Author at Election Law Blog
October 16, 2024, 11:14 am campaign finance, campaigns Derek Muller. I’ve been chronicling the increase in spending on election litigation. Since 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits.
Voting Rights Act Archives - Election Law Blog
Nov 3, 2024 · Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal.Here is the abstract: When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v.Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act would foster voter suppression and other antidemocratic practices in jurisdictions subject to ...
“Why Was There a Broad Drop-Off in Democratic Turnout in 2024?”
2 days ago · The drop-off is an extraordinary shift for Democrats, who, motivated by Mr. Trump’s surprise victory in 2016, had turned out in eye-popping numbers for the three subsequent elections. They clipped his power in Washington in 2018, removed him from office in 2020 and defeated many of his handpicked candidates for battleground races in 2022 ...
"Congress's Power Over the Electoral Count" - Election Law Blog
Oct 10, 2024 · This is a consequential question for the legal framework governing presidential elections. In 2022, Congress passed the Electoral Count Reform Act (“ECRA”), which overhauled the statutory regime governing the counting of electoral votes. The ECRA’s predecessor statute, which had been in place since 1887, had long been criticized as ...
The Electoral Count Reform Act and related provisions in Trump v ...
Jul 2, 2024 · United States - Election Law Blog. The Electoral Count Reform Act and related provisions in Trump v. United States. While serving as mere background and description in places, the majority opinion offers some statements that, I imagine, lower courts might find useful in the event future disputes arise relating to presidential elections.
Political questions and Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment
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The Time of Choosing Clause and its constraint on more …
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American Law Institute: "Bipartisan Working Group Issues Ethical ...
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“As Trump Refers to Third Term, Democrat Wants to Leave No ...
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