The Voting Booth

The Role of the Courts in Resolving Election Disputes (with Rebecca Green)

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer* are joined by Rebecca Green [https://law2.wm.edu/faculty/bios/fulltime/rgreen.php], Professor of Law and Director of the Election Law Program at William and Mary Law School. Show Notes: * Election Law Navigator [https://electionlawnavigator.org/] * Election orders database [https://www.electionlawprogram.org/election-orders-database] * Bush v. Gore [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/98/] * Moore v. Harper [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/moore-v-harper-2/] *This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.

Election Administration Trends in the States (with Katy Owens Hubler)

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Katy Owens Hubler [https://www.ncsl.org/about-us/ncsl-staff-directory?pgrid=8331&pageid=8&pid=8331&categoryid=1065&categoryname=staff-directory#staff--3301], Director of Elections & Redistricting at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Show Notes: * NCSL Resources [https://www.ncsl.org/our-work] *This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.

Recapping Oral Argument in Watson v. RNC (with Michael Morley)

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 [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/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 [https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1260/391327/20260109152439467_24-1260%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf] * John’s report [https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/mail-voting-deadlines-come-to-the-supreme-court/] on the case * Past episodes of The Voting Booth touching on the case: with Michael Watson [https://www.aei.org/podcast/what-can-states-do-to-improve-voter-lists-with-michael-watson/], with Russ Nobile [https://www.aei.org/podcast/the-meaning-of-election-day-with-russ-nobile/] * “Pipelaying” [https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/wlulr-online/vol77/iss1/9/] * Ned Foley and Charles Stewart III on the “blue shift” [https://doi.org/10.1561/113.00000010] *This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.

The State of Campaign Finance (with Allen Dickerson)

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Allen Dickerson [https://www.bakerlaw.com/professionals/allen-j-dickerson/], Partner at BakerHostetler and former Federal Election Commission Commissioner. Show Notes: * Buckley v. Valeo [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/buckley-v-valeo/] (1976) [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/buckley-v-valeo/] * Federalist Society event [https://fedsoc.org/events/buckley-v-valeo-at-50] marking the 50th anniversary of Buckley v. Valeo * Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bipartisan_campaign_reform_act_of_2002] * McConnell v. FEC [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/mcconnell-v-fec/] (2003) [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/mcconnell-v-fec/] * Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/wisconsin-right-to-life-inc-v-fec/] (2007) [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/wisconsin-right-to-life-inc-v-fec/] * Citizens United v. FEC [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/citizens-united-v-fec/] (2010) [https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/citizens-united-v-fec/] * MUR #7271 [https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/matter-under-review/7271/] * National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/national-republican-senatorial-committee-v-federal-election-commission/] (argued Dec. 2025, decision pending) [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/national-republican-senatorial-committee-v-federal-election-commission/]

What Can Elections Audits Learn from Audit Accounting? (with William Kresse)

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by William Kresse [https://professorfraud.com/about/], Associate Professor in the Accounting, Finance, MIS, and Economics Division of the College of Business at Governors State University [https://www.govst.edu/Site_Navigation/Contact/Directory/wkresse/].