Electoral Politics

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ELB Book Corner: Karen Sebold: “Make the Federal Election Commission Great Again”

August 21, 2025 0 55

I am pleased to welcome Karen Sebold to ELB Book Corner, writing about her new book, Evaluating...

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The Voting Rights Movement: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis

October 22, 2025 0 64

Updated 2025 The Struggle for Voting Rights: From Reconstruction to Today The fight for voting rights is...

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I Spoke to Mary Harris of Slate’s “What Next” About Trump and Mail-in Ballots

August 21, 2025 0 51

Trump Started a Redistricting War. Only Congress Can Stop It, MSNBC Opinion, August 5, 2025 The Supreme...

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Voting officials are leaving their jobs at the highest rate in decades

August 21, 2025 0 44

NPR: Turnover among the country’s election officials has continued to increase — now nearly five years after...

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Mississippi Supreme Court election map dilutes Black voters’ power, judge rules

August 21, 2025 0 42

Reuters: A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its election map used...

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The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis

August 20, 2025 0 44

NYT: The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters long before they even go to the polls. Of the...

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Texas House to take up GOP congressional map delayed by Democrats’ walkout

August 20, 2025 0 33

Texas Tribune: The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday was set to advance a new congressional map crafted...

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Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn’t give him that power

August 20, 2025 0 43

Trump Started a Redistricting War. Only Congress Can Stop It, MSNBC Opinion, August 5, 2025 The Supreme...

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Can Federalism Protect Subnational Liberal Democracy from Central Authoritarianism?

August 20, 2025 0 48

Jim Gardner has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Liberal...

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The Voting Rights Movement

October 24, 2025 0 64

The Voting Rights Movement The struggle for Black voting rights is one of the most enduring pillars...

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