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Virginia Congressional Redistricting: William & Mary Law’s Contribution

Election Law Society · October 2, 2015 ·

By: Caiti Anderson

With all of the news about Virginia’s congressional redistricting, it is a little hard to keep all of the plans straight. The proposed plans for Virginia’s redistricting are discussed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s September 30^th article, “Breaking down the proposals on congressional redistricting.” One of the proposals described is from the William and Mary Law School’s winning team in the 2011 congressional redistricting competition. This plan specifically seeks to “unify metropolitan Richmond… as a compact, new 5^th District.”

To read more about the 2011 competition, click here.

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UT: Count My Vote

Election Law Society · October 1, 2015 ·

By: Benjamin Ader

With a presidential election on the horizon, many state election offices and party organizations are beginning their process for electing nominees for various offices up for a vote. In Utah this will be a significant test for a new nomination process inspired by the Count My Vote (CMV) initiative. This movement was a response to the fact that Utah was one of seven states with a caucus system, but the only state that did not have any other means of getting a candidate on a ballot.

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Muddying the Waters: Publishing Proposed Redistricting Remedies

Election Law Society · September 28, 2015 ·

By: Darcee Case

The most recent action in Virginia’s ongoing redistricting saga involves a motion to make the proposed remedial plans available on a publicly accessible website. Perhaps ironically, it is the Defendants (Alcorn) suggesting that the proposals be posted online, while the Plaintiffs (Personhuballah) argues that general public input is not necessary or appropriate.

“Remember the Ladies”

Election Law Society · September 9, 2015 ·

By: Caiti Anderson

Suff. On March 31, 1776, Abagail Adams wrote her now infamous “Remember the Ladies” letter to her husband, John Adams. Abigail urged John to, “…Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable [sic] to them than your ancestors…. If perticuliar [sic] care and attention is not paid to the Laidies [sic] we are determined to foment a Rebelion [sic], and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” Abigail’s letter predicted the onset of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States by more than seventy years. However, the full realization of this dream was not achieved until August 26, 1920, one-hundred and forty-four years after Abigail’s entreating words. In celebration of the ninety-fifth anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, today’s post will focus on the history surrounding women’s battle for the right to vote. [Read more…] about “Remember the Ladies”

Summer Hiatus

Election Law Society · April 30, 2015 ·

The writers and editors of State of Elections are currently on our summer hiatus. We will return with new content soon.

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