Fall '06 Conference on Election Law in Roberts Court

In the fall of 2006, Election Law @ Moritz will host a conference on jurisprudential developments in election law in the era of the Roberts Court. This conference is timed to examine the Court's decisions in the Texas redistricting and Vermont campaign finance cases as the first evidence of potential changes in the Court's philosophical approach to "the law of democracy." More Information

Electronic Roundtable

February 21, 2006 - March 7, 2006

Election Law @ Moritz hosted an Electronic Roundtable on two cases recently argued before the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, February 28, the Court heard arguments in Randall v. Sorrell, a case challenging Vermont's limits on campaign expenditures and contributions. The next day, Wednesday, March 1, the Court heard arguments on League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry and consolidated cases, which concern Texas' mid-decade congressional redistricting (or "re-redistricting").

Understanding Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5

November 1, 2005 | Noon | Room 246

Are you confused about the proposed Reform Ohio Now Ballot Amendments? Election Law @ Moritz Professors Terri Enns, Ned Foley, Steve Huefner, and Dan Tokaji will explain Ohio Ballot Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5 so that you can make an informed choice on Election Day!

Judges' Day

October 27, 2005

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Independent Election Administration: Who Draws the Lines, and Who Counts the Votes?

September 9-10, 2005

View Archived Wecast - Panel 1 | Panel 2 | Panel 3 | Panel 4

During the 2004 election, the issue of independent election administration repeatedly emerged as a topic in need of concentrated study and attention. On a number of occasions in many states, questions arose about the appropriate roles of elected secretaries of state in the implementation of voting laws and the supervision of the polling places, and whether these election administration duties might or should be conducted by nonpartisan or bipartisan entities. Meanwhile, lurking beneath the surface of many of the 2004 congressional and state legislative races were questions about how the district boundaries had been drawn, and the impact of the redistricting process on political competition and the public policy debate. This two-day Election Law @ Moritz conference will bring together public officials, academics, elected representatives, members of the media, and interested observers to discuss the prospects for reinvigorating our democracy through reforms in both the drawing of political districts and the administration of the voting process.

Participants

• Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia Law School
• Adam B. Cox, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
• Christopher Elmendorf, Acting Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
• Edward B. (Ned) Foley, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
• Heather K. Gerken, Professor of Law, Harvard University
• Richard L. Hasen, William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Steven Huefner, Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
• Samuel Issacharoff, Harold R. Medina Professor in Procedural Jurisprudence, Columbia University
• Ellen D. Katz, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
• David Kimball, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Daniel Hays Lowenstein, Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles
• Ray Martinez III, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
• Kay J. Maxwell, President, League of Women Voters
• Spencer A. Overton, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University
• Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
• Daniel Tokaji, Assistant Professor of Law, The Ohio State University

Program