Voting and Elections
Explainer: Status of Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Across the Country
Harry Isaiah Black, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Every 10 years, following the federal census, states are required to redraw their congressional and legislative district maps. In the majority of states, the duty to redistrict …
Minnesota Supreme Court – MVA v. Hunt Amicus Brief Filed
PDF Available Here On March 1, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon filed an amicus brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Hunt, a case pending before the Minnesota Supreme …
Bryna Godar in Wisconsin Watch: Staff Attorney Godar explains the risks of conflicting rulings by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Derek Clinger in Wisconsin Watch: Senior Staff Attorney Clinger discusses the rise of election litigation in Wisconsin and around the country.
Rob Yablon in PBS Wisconsin discusses the impact of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ballot drop box ruling, and subsequent disinformation.
Explainer: Shaping Democracy: 2023’s Statewide Ballot Measures and What Lies Ahead in 2024
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here The past year saw a continued trend of increased interest in direct democracy, with the highest number of statewide ballot measures for an odd-numbered election year in …