The Voting Booth

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

*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 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”

*This episode was recorded while Don was serving on the EAC.