The ‘blue shift’ and ‘red mirage’ in election results, explained
The terms refer to a phenomenon where the proportion of votes counted for Democratic candidates increases as votes continue to be tabulated.
October 7, 2024
Understanding the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
The Electoral Count Reform Act provides much-needed clarity on the process of casting and counting electoral votes.
September 18, 2024
Noncitizen voting lies, explained
Viral lies about noncitizen voting are straight out of the election subversion playbook.
September 10, 2024
Arizona voter rolls: A fact sheet for 2024
There is no “correct” amount of inactivations or removals we can expect each year, since state populations are constantly changing in varied ways.
September 10, 2024
What would proportional representation look like in a state legislature?
Proportionally elected legislatures could yield more competitive, representative, accountable, and authoritarian-resistant state politics.
August 15, 2024
Authoritarianism, explained
Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.
August 12, 2024
Proportional representation and the Voting Rights Act
Under proportional representation, minority-preferred candidates tend to win even more seats than under single-member districts.
August 12, 2024
Arizona certification toolkit
Arizona state law says certification is a mandatory, ministerial duty – meaning that officials have no discretion to refuse to certify election results.
July 30, 2024
NetChoice explained: How SCOTUS wisely avoided two extreme approaches to regulating social media
NetChoice walks a careful line at the intersection between the First Amendment and the internet — and in so doing, sounds a hopeful note for this area of jurisprudence.
July 26, 2024
Presidential emergency powers, explained
In our constitutional system, a national emergency declaration allows the president to temporarily use certain authorities that Congress has previously approved.
July 17, 2024