Election Law Blog10h
“What We Saw on Our Platforms During 2024’s Global Elections”
A description from Meta about the state of their social media in the recent election cycle (including covert foreign influence operations Meta says it detected and quashed). Of course, it’d be nice if ...
Election Law Blog10h
“The new question ballot-measure pollsters have to ask”
Politico highlights something California voters saw for the first time this year: 5 supporters and 5 opponents for each ballot measure, right on the ballot.
Election Law Blog10h
More mail ballot deadline controversy in Mississippi
Advocates protest an apparent conversion of the day after Thanksgiving to a work day, limiting the opportunities for curing mail ballot errors potentially relevant in a very tight Supreme Court race.
Election Law Blog10h
“Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers”
At least a few election workers are likely breathing just a bit easier.
Election Law Blog10h
“How billionaires took over U.S. elections”
Marketplace does the numbers … and I’m not sure this accounts for the value of billionaire-driven social media.
Election Law Blog10h
“Most Portlanders understood ranked-choice election, poll finds, but there’s work to do”
Interesting follow-up exit polling on Portland’s new system. The city’s report is here.
Election Law Blog10h
“The National Popular Vote (NPV) Proposal for U.S. Presidential Elections Undermines Election Integrity”
H/t to Sean Parnell for the new paper by Ron Rivest and Philip Stark: National Popular Vote (NPV) Interstate Compact [Koza et al., 2024] attempts to provide direct presidential elections in the U.S.