Ben Ginsberg provides an overview of how election rules differ state-by-state and discusses mail-in voting, ballot processing rules, and the impact of federalism on election administration.
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Show Notes:
“Restoring Confidence in American Elections” by Bruce E. Cain and Benjamin Ginsberg (PDF):
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
2:58 – Why Florida Announces Results on Election Night
4:09 – Processing vs. Counting Ballots
5:04 – What Florida Does Differently
5:50 – National Conference on State Legislatures
6:30 – Voting Laws in Battleground States
8:15 – Will Michigan Call Its Election on Election Night?
8:25 – What happened in Arizona in 2020 and 2022?
10:00 – Digit matching in Minnesota
10:19 – Why isn’t there a national standard for elections?
13:05 – A preview of the 2024 election
15:32 – What happened in Pennsylvania in 2020?
17:31 – Have early vote counts ever been released early?
19:08 – Will we know who won each state on election night in 2024?
22:07 – What is the difference between mail-in ballots and early in-person ballots?
22:56 – Who does early voting benefit?
25:50 – What does ballot harvesting mean?
29:45 – Where can you go to get more information?
30:32 – The common myth about elections
32:30 – Poll watcher rules across the country
34:28 – Where should people go to volunteer in elections?
35:31 – The Recap
36:04 – Unlikely to change rules until after the election
