Election-Campaign Law

Wisconsin Election Administration Project
Recently I learned that some of our colleages at the University of Wisconsin have started an election administration project. Here is a link to their website. This is a welcome sign; it is fantastic to see that we are continuing to build a strong academic foundation for the scientific study of election administration.

Election administration and voting technology news updates
There’s a great deal going on in the media now regarding election administration and voting technology in advance of next week’s elections. In order to try to gather, summarize and distribute this amazing flow of information, we’ve asked two fantastic students to help us out...

Election Administration / Reform Day in Chicago
I don’t know if it was purposeful or not, but Thursday April 2nd is shaping up to be election reform / election administration day at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting in Chicago...

Elections in the News
Election Administration in the Spotlight Given the mounting recognition of the importance of good election administration, it comes as no surprise that election administrators, most of them volunteer pollworkers,  are in the news spotlight....

Seen at a 7-11 in Texas
Okay, so this image has little to do with election administration or voting technology … but it is good for a laugh. This was in the window of a 7-11 in the Austin, TX area. Wonder how that election will come out? “7-Election 08″

Election administration panel at WPSA
I am on an upcoming panel at the Western Political Science Association meeting in Vancouver, BC: Panel 22. 02 - The Electoral Process and Election Administration Date:   Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1:15 - 3:00 PM Chair(s):       none Paper(s):       What’s up with Superdelegates? The Democratic Nomination Process in the 2008 Presidential Election Southwell, Priscilla, psouth@uoregon...

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
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Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Storm8 Faces Class Action over Personal Information Harvesting through iPhone Games
Storm8 Faces Class Action of Personal Information Harvesting through iPhone Games

Zonisamide
FDA Issues Information on Risk for Metabolic Acidosis

Lifeblood
alleging negligence after computers were stolen which contained personal information.