Lawfare Archive: National Security and the 2024 Election, Election Management
Summary
This Lawfare Archive episode examines the legal and operational preparations for the 2024 U.S. election, featuring experts like Scott Anderson, Molly Reynolds, and Nate Persily. The discussion highlights the Electoral Count Reform Act and improved Capitol security as key advancements over the 2020 vulnerabilities, while also addressing persistent risks from state-level rule changes and potential certification delays. Panelists assess whether the current legal framework effectively prevents bad-faith actors from disrupting the electoral process, noting that while statutory loopholes have bee…
Topics discussed
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Introduction: Election interference and Lawfare focus
Episode scope: Mechanics and lawfare of the election
Overview of the Electoral Count Reform Act
Critique of ECRA: Fighting the last war
Legal landscape: State power and federal preemption
Assessing progress: From 2020 vulnerabilities to now
Current challenges: Confusion and rule disputes
State-by-state voting law changes and risks
Georgia regulatory changes and certification delays
Platform governance and disinformation risks
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Sponsors: Perk and Quo
Certification refusal scenarios and legal remedies
Social media platforms and foreign influence operations
Federal government response to cyber threats
Q&A: Legal challenges to the Electoral Count Act
Q&A: Security threats at state capitals
Outro and support
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