Election Law Journal

I'm excited to announce my paper, "Does a Switch to By-District Elections Reduce Racial Turnout Disparities in Local Elections? The Impact of the California Voting Rights Act" was accepted at @ElectionLawJrnl! Current draft here: zacharylhertz.github.io/files/Hertz_20… Short obligatory 🧵:

I published “Estimating Seats–Votes Partisan Advantage” in @ElectionLawJrnl ELJ: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el… #redistricting #FairMaps #ElectionTwitter @davesredist #achievementunlocked 1/5

#OpenAccess article by @RickLaRue5 "We Love the Bill of Rights. Can We Like a Bill of Structures?" makes a complementary case that our constitutional electoral foundation continues to grow shakier, which causes a range of governing challenges. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

"Do Electronic Poll Books Increase Voter Wait Times?" concludes that an increased number of voting districts likely concentrates too many voters into single voting locations, and this complicates the voting process for poll workers and voters alike. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

The December Issue is now online! "Redrawn, Withdrawn: Effects of #Redistricting on the Representative-Constituent Relationship" is #FreeAccess through January 6th. #Elections liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

Voter ID Regulations move to House of Lords today after Commons voted to approve them yesterday -

We're just ONE DAY AWAY from #ElectionsSummit22! Register to join us tomorrow for five panel discussions with elected leaders and foremost experts, moderated by journalists on the frontlines of democracy, voting, and election issues. eventbrite.com/e/bipartisan-p…

Comparison of how Georgians voted in the 2020 general election with how they're voting in the runoff, as of this morning's data.

Getting a great update here at @MITPoliSci on ongoing research from Joe Loffredo, Alex Flores (and @cstewartiii): does increasing election spending lead to increased voter confidence?

Non-partisan polls for the Senate had an avg. 1.7 Dem. bias. In comparison, polls done by Dem groups had an avg. 3.8-pt. Dem bias; polls done by Rep. groups had an avg. 2-4-pt. Rep bias.

Team MEDSL is ready to dive into the data from this #ElectionDay! We’ll be here gathering as much as we can so we can continue to bring you nonpartisan, data-driven analysis in the days and weeks to come!

The use of vote by mail was an important topic during the 2020 election cycle. However, what impact does mail voting have on voter confidence in isolation? "Lost in the Mail? Vote by Mail and Voter Confidence" liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

@ElectionLawJrnl is the first journal focused on this specialized area of law, it provides exclusive access to historic developments and election reforms that are impacting international elections today. Subscribe Today! ecommerce.liebertpub.com/personal-prici…

"Election Day is tomorrow: Here’s how things could shake out" (@TheHillOpinion) trib.al/qZvNfqN

Voter turnout is often low and unequal, but the opportunity to vote on a mobile device could drastically lower the cost of democratic participation. Read more in "Promises and Perils of Mobile Voting" liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

"Voter Identification and Nonvoting in #Wisconsin—Evidence from the 2016 Election" cited by Yahoo! News. The authors discussed how much Wisconsin's #voter identification requirement mattered in the 2016 presidential #election. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

Cited by MSN, @rickhasen article describes and analyzes new data through 2020 on trends in US election litigation, explains whether litigation rates are likely to continue to rise in the future, and briefly discusses whether this trend is good or bad. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…

Trajectory of returned absentee ballots & in-person early votes in GA, 2018 vs. 2022. Abs ballots mailed out later in '22 but returned faster. About = to '18. Early voting ~ 400k above this time in '18.

🗳️VOTING ACCESS: This year, Mississippians will face the second highest personal cost in the country in terms of the time and effort required to cast a ballot. pandemictoprosperity.org/onepagers/voti…. Data from @ElectionLawJrnl

Woot Woot! Another @ElectionLawJrnl has been cited by various news outlets. The articles examines how specific group counting procedures and #ballot types affect the accuracy, efficiency, and subjective judgments of usability of a post-election audit. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/el…