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Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee

Vol. 134 No. 1 November 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has created a variety of challenges in election administration, resulting in numerous legal disputes. One of these disputes arose in Wisconsin,...

Article II Leading Case

Chiafalo v. Washington

Vol. 134 No. 1 November 2020 In most presidential elections, the Electoral College is part of the forgotten plumbing of our constitutional system. But in 2016, a small group of...

Election Law Recent Case

Recent Case: Richardson v. Hughs

November 2, 2020 As the global pandemic rages on, mail-in ballot counts are expected to skyrocket in the general election, which is predicted to have a higher...

Election Law Recent Case

Recent Case: Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar

October 4, 2020 COVID-19 and postal service cuts have presented historic challenges to our electoral systems and sparked widespread fear of voter disenfranchisement. Recently, in Pennsylvania Democratic...

Election Law Blog Essay

A November Nightmare Part II: What If Mailed Ballots Never Are Counted?

September 1, 2020 A Single Submission of Electoral Votes from a State The Twelfth Amendment is dangerously ambiguous. All it says on point is: “The President of...

Edward B. Foley

Election Law Blog Essay

A November Nightmare Part I: What If Mailed Ballots Are Never Counted?

August 30, 2020 Introduction: The Attack on Vote-By-Mail President Trump’s hostility to vote-by-mail is intensifying. In a Politico interview on June 18, he said his “biggest risk”...

Edward B. Foley

Constitutional Law Recent Case

Semple v. Griswold

Tenth Circuit Holds that Stricter Ballot Initiative Signature Requirements Do Not Violate the Equal Protection Clause.

Vol. 133 No. 6 April 2020

Constitutional Remedies Recent Case

Perez v. Abbott

Western District of Texas Refuses to Subject State of Texas to Preclearance.

Vol. 133 No. 5 March 2020

Election Law Recent Legislation

H.R. 1, 116th Cong. (2019)

House Passes Bill that Would Require States to Adopt Independent Redistricting Commissions for Congressional Maps.

Vol. 133 No. 5 March 2020

Election Law Recent Case

Recent Case: League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Secretary of State

February 21, 2020 After Michigan voters used the ballot initiative process to enact several measures to which the state legislature was opposed, legislators enacted a statute in 2018...