Speaker Nancy Pelosi was correct when she recently said that the best way to avoid a disputed election is for the result to be a blowout. But that is a hope, and we need a plan.
Edward B. Foley Posts
An Idea for Electoral College Reform That Both Parties Might Actually Like
by Edward B. Foley | Mar 8, 2019 | Election Administration
In an article for POLITICO Magazine entitled “An Idea for Electoral College Reform That Both Parties Might Actually Like” Edward B. Foley discusses the theories present in his upcoming book, Presidential Elections and Majority Rule. Professor Foley shares his views on Electoral College reform, the 12th Amendment, voting rights, and more.
A Look at Virginia’s Presidential Recount Procedures: Part II
by Edward B. Foley | Dec 29, 2016 | Election Administration
From a U.S. Senate election in 1978 to a gubernatorial election in 1989 to two recent Attorney General elections, one in 2005 and another in 2013, Virginia has managed to reach closure of these disputed elections with relative dispatch—by mid-December in all four instances—and without contentious or protracted litigation.
A Look at Virginia’s Presidential Recount Procedures: Part I
by Edward B. Foley | Dec 14, 2016 | Election Administration
The idea of expedited procedures is hardly foreign to American law. Indeed, its application to elections—and specifically recounts—is not without precedent. It is perhaps surprising that more states have not adopted specific procedural mechanisms for the expedited adjudication of disputes over the counting of ballots in a presidential election.