Redistricting
August 9, 2011 (5:15 p.m.) - Daniel Tokaji, professor and senior fellow at Election Law @ Moritz, discusses changing district boundaries and how that affects citizens' everyday lives.
The Day After
Nov. 3 (12:15 p.m.) - Edward Foley, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law and Director of Election Law @ Moritz, discusses what races remain too close to call the day after Election Day 2010.
Too Close to Call
Nov. 2 (4:45 p.m.) - Edward Foley, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law and Director of Election Law @ Moritz, talks about how the public should not be worried if races prove too close to call. Read his full commentary
Voter Intimidation
Nov. 2 (3:00 p.m.) - Terri Enns, Clinical Professor of Law and Senior Fellow of Election Law @ Moritz, talks about voter intimidation.
Absentee Ballots
Nov. 2 (11:30 a.m.) - Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin distinguished professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a visiting scholar at Election Law @ Moritz, talks about how absentee ballots may play a big role in the election outcome - problems are already being reported in Pennsylvania.
Three Big Voting Issues
Nov. 2 (9:30 a.m.) - Daniel Tokaji, Professor of Law and Associate Director of Election Law @ Moritz, talks about three issues his team will be following throughout the day: 1) Alaska write-in votes 2) Voter fraud/suppression and 3) Provisional and absentee ballots. (
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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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