Richard H. Pildes | July 8, 2020 | Election Administration
ABSTRACTThis fall, most states are likely to see a massive surge in absentee voting. The significantly greater burdens absentee ballots impose on election administration, compared to in-person voting, are not widely appreciated. Unless certain key dates in the...
Kevin Morris and Peter Miller | June 30, 2020 | Election Administration
ABSTRACTWe report the first study of the effect of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on voting behavior. We draw upon individual-level observations from Milwaukee matched to similar observations in the surrounding counties to assess whether fewer polling...
Edward B. Foley, Steven F. Huefner, Justin Levitt, Lisa Marshall Manheim and Jennifer Morinigo | June 18, 2020 | Election Administration
In the face of the pandemic and rising concerns about safety at the polls, an unprecedented number of voters across the nation requested an absentee ballot for the primary elections, overwhelming election officials and bringing to light serious problems with absentee...
Andrew Cohen | June 3, 2020 | Election Administration
This article was originally published by UC Berkeley Law on May 15, 2020 and has been reproduced with permission. View the original post here. Just 2½ months ago, current hot-button questions about the upcoming election seemed unthinkable: Will in-person voting be...
Ad Hoc Committee for 2020 Fairness and Legitimacy | May 29, 2020 | Election Administration
An ad-hoc committee of scholars and researchers recently released a report, “Fair Elections During a Crisis: Urgent Recommendations in Law, Media, Politics, and Tech to Advance the Legitimacy of, and the Public’s Confidence in, the November 2020 U.S. Elections,”...
