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CA: “California Secretary of State Releases Tentative List of Candidates for June 2, 2026; Sixty Candidates on Ballot for Governor”

Ballot Access News, wow! On March 23, the California Secretary of State released a tentative list of candidates who will appear on the ballot for...

WI: “Conservative activist convicted in voter-fraud case”

Washington Post: MADISON, Wis. — Conservative activist Harry Wait said he ordered ballots in the names of prominent local politicians four years ago...

MO: “Missouri Supreme Court hands GOP a win in redistricting battle”

Politico: Missouri’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Legislature did not violate the state’s Constitution when it drew new congressional maps last year...

“Elbridge Gerry and His Progeny”

Jerry Goldfeder in New York Law Journal: …To some, the political machinations in Hungary, Poland, and Turkey seem far-off and not relevant to the...

“These House GOP election proposals could end up in a reconciliation bill”

Politico: The list from House Administration Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) is a peek at what sort of provisions Republicans could try to pass under...

Pre-Election Day v. post-Election Day recall of ballots in Watson v. RNC

Justice Barrett asked a question that greatly challenged the petitioner in Watson v. RNC yesterday. She asked about the ability of recall ballots...

I Spoke with CNN’s Laura Coates About the Supreme Court’s Oral Argument in Watson mail-in Ballot Case

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

“The Politics of Forbearance,” from Sam Issacharoff, at the NYU Democracy Project

Here’s an excerpt from Sam’s essay: “In the interim, our politics have coarsened and the discourse is not one of weak institutions but of...

NC: “NC elections board gets over 15K comments on noncitizen rules”

Carolina Journal: The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has received over 15,000 comments on the adoption of permanent rules for noncitizen...

NV: “Poll: Nevadans oppose nationalizing elections, split on narrowing mail voting law”

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

KS: “Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.”

NYT: As President Trump digs in on his demand that senators pass a strict voter identification bill, lawmakers debating the potential impacts of the...

“Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method ‘cheating'”

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

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