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What happens if New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission deadlocks again?
Or, what happens when immovable constitutional ambiguity meets unstoppable partisanship?
Dec 13, 2023
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Quinn Yeargain
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October 2023
Louisiana's weird history of democracy and voting machines (and why it still matters)
Governor Earl Long’s feud with Secretary of State Wade Martin culminated in a nationally broadcast screaming match in the legislature and the creation…
Oct 12, 2023
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Quinn Yeargain
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Louisiana's weird history of democracy and voting machines (and why it still matters)
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September 2023
Wisconsin's proposed redistricting reform won't change very much
Despite the hoopla over Speaker Robin Vos's sudden change of heart over redistricting, his Iowa-based redistricting plan will either entrench…
Sep 15, 2023
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August 2023
The Wisconsin Legislature's questionable power to impeach Justice Protasiewicz
If Wisconsin Republicans attempt to impeach Justice Protasiewicz for hearing a redistricting case, it'll proceed on uncertain legal grounds
Aug 14, 2023
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Quinn Yeargain
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The high drama over Wisconsin's Director of State Courts
The new liberal majority fired the state court director, and Wisconsin conservatives re-discover their affection for public employees (but only to…
Aug 3, 2023
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July 2023
Challenging Anti-Trans Legislation Under State Constitutions
My latest in the Brennan Center's State Court Report!
Jul 11, 2023
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Tony Evers and the Vanna White veto
The Wisconsin Constitution gives its Governor a ridiculous amount of power to partially veto appropriations bills—which has historically meant lots of…
Jul 5, 2023
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June 2023
Oregon needs a lieutenant governor
A spate of secretary of state vacancies have complicated the state's gubernatorial succession process
Jun 29, 2023
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Oregon needs a lieutenant governor
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The difficulty of local election consolidation
An effort by the New York legislature to consolidate local elections with statewide elections is a case study for how state constitutions can muck…
Jun 14, 2023
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May 2023
What happens if Ken Paxton is removed from office?
In short: a gubernatorial appointment, advice and consent from the State Senate, and a 2024 special election
May 30, 2023
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Ken Paxton is channeling the ghost of Pa Ferguson in fighting his impeachment
The impeachment, conviction, removal from office, and disqualification of Governor James E. "Pa" Ferguson in 1917 set the precedent for how an officer…
May 27, 2023
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Ken Paxton is channeling the ghost of Pa Ferguson in fighting his impeachment
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The disappearance of elected public utility commissions
Whether this ensures the selection of highly qualified utility regulators or stymies voters' ability to push for action on climate change and…
May 15, 2023
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Quinn Yeargain
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