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“Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election Results and Orders a New Vote”
The NYT coverage of the Romanian constitutional court’s decision is here; the court’s decision itself is here. The NYT reports that the decision was based on manipulation of digital media — including ...
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“Democrats say they’ll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6”
Democrats have protested election results in every cycle when a Republican won the White House for at least two decades, so the lack of protests will be a real change. These past objections have … Con ...
Election Law Blog23h
It’s a very dangerous strategy’: The controversial tactic super PACs used to boost Democrats this year”
This Politico story highlights money spent on third-party candidates thought to boost Democratic chances of victory. But I’m genuinely pretty confused by the reporting: there’s a claim that the tactic ...
Election Law Blog23h
“Donald Trump Announces Plan to Change Elections”
Sort of. The Newsweek headline should really read “Donald Trump Announces Policy Goals” for elections, since all of what he’s proposing would require legislation: “We’re gonna do things that have been ...
Election Law Blog23h
“Big Cities – Tiny Votes? America’s Urban Voter Turnout”
More from the Yankelovich Center, this time on urban turnout, comparing presidential turnout (promising!) to mayoral turnout (sad trombone), and also noting the skew that comes with a different ...
Election Law Blog23h
“Revealed: the tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election – and how they compared to Elon Musk”
The Guardian parses the FEC tech-sector filings beyond Musk. Your reminder that FEC filings facilitate the drunkard’s search under the streetlight: they show what they show, but only where the light ...
Election Law Blog23h
“How Did Trust in Elections Change After the 2024 Presidential Contest?”
Following on this Pew data, more research from UC San Diego’s Yankelovich Center shows that voters’ expressed level of trust in the election process continues to be driven to a disturbingly large ...
Election Law Blog23h
Limits on coordinated spending between candidates and parties back at SCOTUS
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
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“Canvass board members in 7 Colorado counties vote against election certification”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
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“Local elected officials in US faced uptick in hostility in lead-up to 2024 election”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...