How Can Election Administrators More Efficiently Respond to FOIA Requests? (with Stuart Holmes and Christopher Mann)

Host John Fortier is joined by Alysoun McLaughlin, Director of the Election Resilience Lab at the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement. Show Notes: The HR of Democracy: Understanding the Election Workforce Error with mail-in ballot in the 2026 Maryland gubernatorial primary elections

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

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

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 episodes of The Voting Booth touching on the case: with Michael Watson, with Russ Nobile “Pipelaying” Ned Foley and Charles Stewart III on the “blue shift”