Spelling Murkowski: The Next Act - A Reply to Fishkin and Levitt

Abstract:     
Both Joey Fishkin’s and Justin Levitt’s responses to my article, “How Do You Spell MURKOWSKI?” deal thoughtfully with the deeper questions raised by the Murkowski litigation. They both wonder, in various ways, what the right way to think about voter assistance should be. But they approach the issue from very different angles. Fishkin focuses on the state’s obligation to assist voters: to what extent, and in what ways, is the state obligated to help voters vote? Levitt approaches the question of voter assistance from nearly the opposite angle: what responsibilities do voters have in making sure that their vote counts, and when are they properly considered “at fault” when their vote is cast incorrectly? In my brief response, I want to raise a few questions of my own about Fishkin’s and Levitt’s analysis of the right to vote.

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