Recent Opinion Articles
- Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability
Edward B. Foley, November 5 - Election Commissions and Supreme Courts
Edward B. Foley, October 20 - Line-drawing after Overruling Austin
Edward B. Foley, September 9 - Citizens United, Stare Decisis, and Democracy
Edward B. Foley, July 31 - Impressive Unanimity: the Historical Significance of Coleman v. Franken
Edward B. Foley, June 30
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Topic-by-Topic Coverage (Ballot Design)
Recent News & Analysis
There are no news developments on Ballot Design that Election Law @ Moritz has covered, or is covering at this time.
Recent Commentary
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10/29/08
The Ohio Ballot Experiment of 2008
In preparation for this year’s election, I have been working with Larry Norden and Margaret Chen of the Brennan Center, and Whitney Quesenbery of the Usability Professional Association to focus more attention on improving ballot design, to reduce voting errors and minimize the number of disputed ballots in post-election recounts. Our report, Better Ballots, summarizes research on ballot design and identifies several confusing ballot features that should be avoided. One of the main recommendations in the report is to list candidates for the same office in a single column on a single ballot page or screen. Some voters see the second column as another contest and mistakenly make a selection from both columns, thus overvoting the ballot.
Recent News Stories
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11/13/09
Ritchie wants new design instructions for absentee ballots
The Minnesota Secretary of State's office is looking for public comment on its new absentee ballot envelope design instructions. Officials with the office say the new forms are designed to be easier to understand.
9/28/09
Runner sues Attorney General over ballot wording
State Sen. George Runner is suing California Attorney General Jerry Brown for crafting what Runner calls an “overtly biased” summary of a ballot measure the senator created to prevent voter fraud.
9/23/09
Morris pols know ballot spot is important
On Monday afternoon in Morristown, Judge B. Theodore Bozonelis was confronted by a request from lawyers for Chris Daggett, an independent gubernatorial candidate, to rip up the state's ballot and make it fairer.
8/22/09
Suit fights Pierce County ballot language
A lawsuit seeks to force Pierce County to change the ballot language on three charter amendments voters will consider in November.
7/14/09
Detroit elections chief defends ballot designations
A potential City of Detroit election ballot controversy may have tamped down a bit late today after an election official explained how some council members got incumbent designations while others did not.
Current Litigation
Below are the Active Cases on Ballot Design . See All Current and Archived Cases on Ballot Design
- White v. Reed (Washington)
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