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Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
The legality and constitutionality of the SIR
The previous post (here) discussed the Supreme Court’s flawed approach when hearing the legal challenge to the Special Intensive Revision (‘SIR’). This post discusses the substance of the legal challenge…
Althouse
"Dad, are you running for President?… You can't… I'm too young. You need to spend more time with us."
By Ann Althouse
Gavin Newsom quotes his son: View this post on Instagram A post shared by CNN (@cnn) "How do you deal with that one?" Newsom asks. "I'm asking you," he says…
Leahy Tax Blog
Can a Candidate Be Removed From the Ballot for Not Using Their Full Legal Name in Illinois?
By Jake Leahy
Illinois courts strictly enforce Election Code rules on candidate names. A recent Lake County decision shows how failing to use a full legal surname on nomination papers can remove a…
El Juego de la Suprema Corte • Blog de la revista Nexos
¿Por qué el voto preferencial no mejora la representación?
Hay una serie de problemas que se manifiestan a través de los efectos del voto preferencial. Y más allá de que su implementación ayude a mitigarlos, en realidad los profundiza.…
JURIST
US Justice Department sues 5 additional states over voter roll production
The US Department of Justice stated on Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey for not providing voter registration records. The department…
Michael Geist Blog
Nobody Wants This: Senate Rejects Government’s Anti-Privacy Plan for Political Parties By Sending Bill Back to the House With a Sunset Clause
Faced with a bill that would leave political parties subject to weaker privacy rules than virtually any other major organization in Canada, the Senate voted yesterday to amend the bill…
Law and Other Things
Bihar’s SIR: Rethinking the Role of the ECI as a guarantor Institution
By Stuti Jadaun
The article reviews the 2025 Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and its impact on voter rolls. Large-scale deletions followed, often affecting vulnerable groups, not because of disqualification but because of…
Leahy Tax Blog
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Ballot Removal of Gubernatorial Candidates for Falling Short of 5,000 Signatures
By Jake Leahy
The First District Appellate Court has confirmed the removal of Joseph "Joe" Severino and Rantch Isquith from the March 17, 2026 Republican primary ballot for Governor and Lieutenant Governor after…
UK Constitutional Law Association | The Blog
Ben Stanford: The Government’s Electoral Reform Proposals: Good Intentions, Unrealised Potential
By UKCLA
The long-awaited Representation of the People Bill was laid before the House of Commons on 12 February 2026. This followed the Government’s earlier policy paper, “Restoring Trust in our Democracy”,…
Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog
A Recall Roadmap — From Petition to Resolution, with Becker’s Jonathan J. Ellis
Recalls are where community politics get real. When a board receives a Recall Petition, emotions run high and so do the legal stakes. In this week’s episode of Take It To…