The Voting Booth

Co-host Don Palmer recently departed from the Election Assistance Commission and reflects on his seven years at the EAC with John Fortier.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer* are joined by Rebecca Green , Professor of Law and Director of the Election Law Program at William and Mary Law School. Show Notes: Election Law Navigator Election orders database Bush v. Gore Moore v. Harper *This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Katy Owens Hubler , Director of Elections & Redistricting at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Show Notes: NCSL Resources *This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Michael Morley, Sheila M. McDevitt Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Election Law Center at Florida State University’s College of Law. Show Notes: Watson v. Republican National Committee Brief of Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State Election Law Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Neither Party John’s report on the case Past e...

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Allen Dickerson , Partner at BakerHostetler and former Federal Election Commission Commissioner. Show Notes: Buckley v. Valeo (1976) Federalist Society event marking the 50th anniversary of Buckley v. Valeo Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 McConnell v. FEC (2003) Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC (2007) Citizens United v. FEC (2010) MUR #...

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by William Kresse , Associate Professor in the Accounting, Finance, MIS, and Economics Division of the College of Business at Governors State University .

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Stuart Holmes , Director of Elections for Washington state, and Christopher Mann , Research Director at The Center for Election Innovation & Research. Show Notes: Innovation for Public Records: Centralizing Requests in Washington State

Co-host John Fortier interviews co-host Don Palmer on his experience implementing the Help America Vote Act, first as an attorney in the Department of Justice, then as the chief election official in Florida and Virginia, and finally as a commissioner on the United States Election Assistance Commission. The conversation originally took place at a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the Supre...

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Michael A. Carvin , retired partner at Jones Day.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Justin Riemer , President and CEO of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) . Show notes: RITE Newsletter

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Rodney Davis , former U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 13th district.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Paul Gronke , Professor of Political Science at Reed College.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Derek Bowens , Director of Elections of the Durham County (NC) Board of Elections.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Adam Kincaid, President and Executive Director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust .

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Charles Stewart III , Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Trey Hood , Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and Director of the University of Georgia’s SPIA Survey Research Center.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Jay Phelps , Director of the Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program at the United States Election Assistance Commission.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Russ Nobile, Senior Attorney at Judicial Watch .

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Dean C. Logan , Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles (CA) County.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Tre Hargett , Tennessee's Secretary of State.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Jared Marcotte , President of The Turnout.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Michael Watson , Secretary of State of Mississippi and incoming president of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS).

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by  Brad Raffensperger , Secretary of State of Georgia. Show Notes: Secretary Raffensperger Announces the “Georgia Plan” for Federal Election Reform

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Richard H. Pildes , Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Eitan Hersh , Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Materials Discussed: " How Election Rules Affect Who Wins " " How Did Absentee Voting Affect the 2020 U.S. Election? "