Elections ignite two passions in Americans: the desire to predict the winners and the need to fret about low voter turnout. The two are connected. The easiest prediction to make about United States elections is that turnout will be low. U.S. voter turnout consistently ranks among the lowest in the developed world. The United States […]
Ryan Emenaker
Posted inLetters + Opinion
A False Sense of Reform
As a scholar of voting rights and constitutional law, I’m opposed to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors’ proposed campaign finance reform ordinance that would restrict individual campaign donations to $1,500 for county offices. I generally support campaign finance reforms because most contemporary campaign funding undermines the very purpose of elections. However, these reforms must […]