All pain, whose gain? The independent state legislature theory
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
1y ago
A new legal theory threatens to wreak havoc with election law. Called the Independent State Legislature doctrine, this theory is being pushed by Republican legislators. But a detailed state-by-state calculation reveals that it can change the balance of power in ways that may confound its biggest proponents. Until recently, the theory was considered radical. It is based on Article I and II of the Constitution, which assign state-level power to regulate federal elections to legislatures. In two cases, Moore v. Harper and Costello v. Carter, lawyers representing Republican legislators question ho ..read more
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Hello world!
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by gf
1y ago
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! appeared first on Princeton Election Consortium ..read more
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Run across NY-10 in 60 seconds!
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
Tomorrow (Saturday) at 7:30am Eastern, tune in to CBS Saturday morning/. I’ll show Brook Silva around a place in Brooklyn where you can see three Congressional districts in the space of one city block…and the city block has no registered voters! Tomorrow on #CBSSaturdayMorning, @Brook takes a look at all the different slivers of Brooklyn and the process of gerrymandering. pic.twitter.com/3g9odjw3by — CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 22, 2022 ..read more
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Gerrymandering discussion on campus tonight – Whig-Clio 6:00pm
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by Sam Wang
2y ago
For those on campus, you are welcome to join this discussion. Whig Senate chamber, 6-7pm. Masks optional (I’ll provide HEPA filtration, similar factor protection ..read more
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A bipartisan agreement on New Jersey legislative redistricting
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
Last Friday at the State House in Trenton, after a week of tough but civil negotiations between the five Republican and five Democratic members of the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission, the Commission adopted a new legislative map with a bipartisan vote of 9 to 2. Negotiations were led by Commission Co-Chairs LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. [D] and Al Barlas [R] and shepherded by Judge Philip S. Carchman, the appointed eleventh member of the Commission, Affirmative votes came from four Democrats, four Republicans, and Judge Carchman. And the Electoral Innovation Lab helped. The 11th commiss ..read more
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Omicron and in-person teaching
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
I’m fortunate to work at an institution that requires full vaccination, including boosters. Princeton University also is fairly aggressive on safety measures for in-person teaching. With Omicron on the rise, is it enough? On this topic. I recently corresponded with my colleague Eve Aschheim, an in-person studio art instructor. She asked if  current precautions were enough. I thought yes – especially if students wear KN95s in class and there was a portable HEPA filter running. I also came up with a simple “multiply/divide by 3” rule to allow for Omicron. Our conversation follows, lightly e ..read more
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Redistricting in Virginia goes to special masters
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
Despite negative news coverage of redistricting, there’s a lot of hope (see my recent Twitter thread), especially compared with a decade ago. In particular, Virginia is looking up. Although the commission deadlocked, the law now assigns the job to the Virginia state Supreme Court. The Court has appointed two Special Masters, Bernard Grofman and Sean Trende, to draw maps by December 19th. They have a variety of options. One is to stay close to the current maps, making adjustments to deal with population shifts and to ensure compliance with the standards laid out by the Court in their November 1 ..read more
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Data Showcases Weaknesses in Proposed Georgia Congressional Map
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
First, Quick Observations The draft Georgia Congressional map received a C overall in our Redistricting Report Card, a project of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project and RepresentUS.   The map received a C in Partisan Fairness, with an advantage to Republicans, with an expected delegation of 9 Republicans and 5 Democrats.  The map received a C in Competitiveness with 0 Competitive Districts. This is a passing score, but barely. The distribution of Democratic and Republican voters in Georgia is clustered, which means that eliminating competition is technically easy. The two dis ..read more
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The NYC Board of Elections has doxxed at least 378 voters
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
Here at the Electoral Innovation Lab, we’ve been analyzing New York City’s mayoral primary election. It uses a new system, ranked-choice voting, that is meant to resolve differences and reach consensus. It’s the largest such election in the United States to date, with close to 1 million votes cast. Unfortunately, the management of this election has faced problems. Here, Jesse Clark, Lindsey Cormack (of Stevens Institute of Technology), and I found that it was possible to re-identify at least 378 cast-vote records, assigning them to the voter who cast them. This destroys the privacy of their vo ..read more
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Your failure-to-vaccinate is worse for other people than drunk driving
Princeton Election Consortium
by Sam Wang
2y ago
Today in the Washington Post, I join columnist Leana Wen in considering vaccination’s consequences – for other people. We argue that from the point of view of endangering other people, going unvaccinated is on a par with drunk driving. Because of deadline pressure, there were several calculations that didn’t make it into the piece. The relative risk to others of going unvaccinated is remarkably similar to that of drunk driving. Some critics of vaccine requirements have compared going unvaccinated to secondhand smoke – an annoyance to others, but not a major threat. This is categorically fals ..read more
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