Below is a list of past projects Election Law @ Moritz has worked on.
2008 Election
- Minnesota Sentate Race
- Ohio-15 House Race
- From Registration to Recounts
- Election Court: McCain v. Obama
- 2008 Key Questions for Key States
- Compare State Election Laws
- Election Law Maps
- Pre-election Litigation Risk Assessment (PELRA)
- Super Tuesday '08 Headlines
- Primary Post-Election Timeline
2006 Election
- Recount Roundup
- Overview
- Ohio Primary Problems
- Voting Technology Nationwide
- Electronic Roundtable
- Ohio Voter Registration Regulations
- 50 Questions for 5 States
- Election Law and the Roberts Court (Sept. 29-30, 2006)
2005 Election
- Post-Election Redistricting Reform Developments
- Ohio Ballot Initiatives
2004 Election
- e-Book on Election Law
- Ohio Governor Taft Speaks at EL@M Event (Oct. 21, 2004)
- False Campaign Ads: Pros and Cons of Regulation (Oct. 11, 2004)
- Electronic Voting: The 2004 Election and Beyond (Sept. 23, 2004)
- Money & Politics 2004: New Rules, New Practices (Sept. 15, 2004)
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Commentary
Provisional Ballots, Consent Decrees, and the Balance Between the Federal and State Governments
Owen Wolfe
A recent mandamus action filed by the Ohio Senate President and House Speaker Pro Tempore to require the Ohio Secretary of State to rescind directives issued in response to a consent decree issued in a federal case dealing with counting provisional ballots raises questions about the mechanics of state election law, the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the relationship between federal and state courts, the law of consent decrees, and more. I have attempted in this article to grapple with these issues in a fair and unbiased manner. Given the complexity of this problem, however, these matters are open to a variety of interpretations and this is just one approach. I hope, however, that this article can provide a useful starting point for a discussion about the future of provisional voting in Ohio and in the nation at large.
This paper is a first look by a student member of the Election Law @ Moritz team and reflects one possible perspective on the issue. Stay tuned, as more analysis from the team will follow as the litigation develops. Owen Wolfe is affiliated with the Ohio Democratic Party and the Obama ’12 campaign, but is not in any way associated with any litigation team working on this case. EL@M has posted the document because we believe it has public value and adds to the discourse on this topic.
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