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25-0873, In re Election Contest of Highland School Bond Referendum, filed 5/01/2026

Friday May 1st, 2026 05:11:21 PM
See. Gluba v. State Objection Panel, 11 N.W.3d 459, 467 (Iowa 2024) (requiring strict compliance with an election law after stating that the court was ...

Supreme Court's Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:37:30 PM
He is the nation's most cited scholar on election law, a leading expert on American government and democratic governance worldwide, co-editor of ...

Redistricting decision hamstrings potential congressional response - Roll Call

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:32:50 PM
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a law professor at Harvard who specializes in election and constitutional law, wrote on the Election Law Blog that ...

SLO County DA 'remains concerned' political group may be breaking election law

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:17:55 PM
... election law. But the South County Coalition said it has been accurately reporting its expenditures and will continue to do so in the future. On ...

U.S. Supreme Court restricts Voting Right Act, but effect on Pennsylvania likely limited

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:16:23 PM
He argued that compliance with Section 2 “could not justify the state's use of race-based redistricting here.” Election law experts in Pennsylvania ...

Queens judge throws out primary petition fraud case against incumbent Assembly Member Rajkumar

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:07:14 PM
... election law. “They are wasting our time on things that they didn't do,” Sweeney said in the hearing. “They have a social media lawsuit going on ...

The Best Way to Fix the Supreme Court's Attack on Voting Rights | The New Republic

Friday May 1st, 2026 04:03:44 PM
Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor who specializes in election law, described Wednesday's court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais as “one of the most ...

'Leader in the clubhouse': Ron DeSantis likes Jenna Persons-Mulicka for Lee County elections post

Friday May 1st, 2026 03:44:36 PM
In her sixth year in the Legislature, Persons-Mulicka has carved out a policy portfolio focused on election law, government accountability and ...

Durham reacts to NH no longer accepting student IDs at the polls - The New Hampshire

Friday May 1st, 2026 03:41:36 PM
Olivia Zink, Executive Director of Open Democracy, noted that each year between 50 and 100 election law-related bills are introduced. Under ...

Daily Brew: April 30, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Friday May 1st, 2026 03:10:06 PM
Election law changes? Our legislation tracker's got you. Check it out! Daily Brew: April 30, 2026. From Ballotpedia. Jump to: navigation, search.

2026 Pennsylvania Primary Election Guide | Thomas Kutz, Republican incumbent for PA ...

Friday May 1st, 2026 02:45:21 PM
Kutz also previously served on the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and as Lower Allen Township's Commissioner. As a part of his ...

Blow to Voting Rights Act Amplifies Stakes of Georgia's Supreme Court Elections | Bolts

Friday May 1st, 2026 02:29:26 PM
... election law. Two liberal lawyers, former Democratic state Senator Jen Jordan and personal injury attorney Miracle Rankin, are seeking to oust ...

Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling - The Guardian

Friday May 1st, 2026 02:07:26 PM
Beyond that, some election law experts believe the decision will renew efforts in the states to legally attack state voting rights acts, though ...

Gov. Brian Kemp: 2026 primary will go on, new maps would have to be for 2028 election

Friday May 1st, 2026 01:58:38 PM
Gov. Brian Kemp: 2026 primary will go on, new maps would have to be for 2028 election · Kemp in one-on-one discusses Georgia's election law and how to ...

Cassidy takes fire over Trump's surgeon general swap - The Hill

Friday May 1st, 2026 01:41:14 PM
Louisiana election law sets that the top two candidates advance to a runoff in June if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, which seems ...

Coded messages, 'red boxing' and other allegations in California's testy race for governor

Friday May 1st, 2026 01:01:38 PM
... Election Law Journal, more than 200 candidates for federal office used the tactic during the 2022 midterm election, and often received greater ...

U.S. Supreme Court restricts Voting Right Act, but effect on Pennsylvania likely limited

Friday May 1st, 2026 11:50:54 AM
Election law experts in Pennsylvania have said in the past that Section 2 hasn't had much of an impact in the state. Chris Fowler, a geography ...

"Revising Congressional Rules in the Quest for Bipartisan Election Law Reform" #ELB

Friday May 1st, 2026 11:22:54 AM
Rick Hasen (@rickhasen). 643 views. #ELB: “Revising Congressional Rules in the Quest for Bipartisan Election Law Reform”

Lynchburg swimmers launch Firefish Aquatics team after YMCA program uncertainty - WSET

Friday May 1st, 2026 11:22:28 AM
According to election law, PACs have to register with the FEC and turn in campaign finance reports. According to the Virginia State Board of ...

May Law Day CLE: The Rule of Law and the American Dream | Ramsey County, Minnesota

Friday May 1st, 2026 11:17:28 AM
His most recent books are Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning (2022), Handbook of Election Law (2022), and Presidential Swing ...