Acknowledging the limitations of the Electoral Count Reform Act, included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus government funding deal struck to avoid a shutdown at the end of this week, University of Wisconsin-Madison Elections Research Center Director Barry Burden agreed it … Continue reading
Quoted: Acknowledging the limitations of the Electoral Count Reform Act, included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus government funding deal struck to avoid a shutdown at the end of this week, University of Wisconsin-Madison Elections Research Center Director Barry Burden agreed … Continue reading
Go Big Read, an initiative of the Chancellor’s Office, selects a book annually that explores issues of contemporary society. UW-Madison features the book selection during Go Big Read events for the 2023-24 academic year and hands copies of the title … Continue reading
To prevent similar problems in future elections, the Town Board sought advice from Dane County elections officials and UW-Madison elections expert Kenneth Mayer, who recommended adding a polling site and using Badger Books, which are electronic versions of poll books.
Quoted: Republicans closely tied with Trump have been losing support in suburban areas, said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center. He said that goes for the 8th Sen. district as … Continue reading
There’s another aspect of the midterm elections that reinforces the point that it didn’t involve much change. As University of Wisconsin Madison political scientist Barry Burden pointed out on Twitter, a victory in Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff election by Sen. … Continue reading
Quoted: “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Barry Burden, an American politics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, agreed. “It is not ’cheating and stealing’ but rather a request to reverse the Supreme Court decision on the grounds that it violates federal civil rights law,” Burden said in an email … Continue reading
Quoted: Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, attributed high turnout in recent congressional elections in part to the effect of former President Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016. “Increasing turnout everywhere, not just in … Continue reading
And when looking at a couple of key counties where young voters make up a big percentage – say, Dane County in Wisconsin, where the University of Wisconsin is, and Center County in Pennsylvania, where Penn State is – those … Continue reading
“It was definitely stressful, it was a really close race for everyone,” Morgan, a student in her fourth year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said. “My roommate and I, my sister and I, had the results pulled up on our … Continue reading
Results may not be finalized until end of week, Campus Vote Project says.
“It reached its height in the mid to late ’80s, especially at the federal level, [with] people voting [differently] for president and Congress,” Barry C. Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Vox. But as … Continue reading
Eager to vote, students filed into the Union South polling place Tuesday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with many citing abortion as their reason for turning out.
Results may not be finalized until end of week, Campus Vote Project says.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students lined up at Memorial Union and Union South this morning to vote in the midterm elections. Several students said their motivations to vote were rooted in the several issues addressed by candidates.
Quoted: Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said there is not a lot of pressure on Michels to provide more details because he will be working with a Republican-controlled Legislature. “Michels has not served in … Continue reading
Noted: I started as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in September 2021, and instantly I found the men’s water polo team to be of my homes on campus. I have never been the fastest swimmer or the highest … Continue reading
In state courts across the country, there were 143 election-related lawsuits in 2018, 203 in 2020 and 272 in 2022, according to the preliminary findings of UW-Madison law professor and State Democracy Research Initiative co-director Miriam Seifter along with staff … Continue reading
As November midterm approaches, UW students navigate their role, significance in Wisconsin politics.
Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor and director of the Election Research Center, talked about the 2022 midterm elections in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
Campaign spokesperson Anna Kelly said that Michels would work to “ensure that our education system is working” for all.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s get-out-the-vote efforts have been hard to ignore, too, with voter registration drives a routine occurrence on campus.
“There is a nationwide movement this year among conservative election skeptics and (Donald) Trump supporters to recruit election observers and aggressively challenge proceedings,” Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said in a phone interview Thursday. He … Continue reading
UW students can register, vote early in midterm until Nov. 4 at Memorial Union, Union South.
The run-up to Election Day is often a contentious time.In recent years, it has also become a litigious time – parties increasingly turn to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting. Miriam Seifter Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director … Continue reading
During the roughly hour-long talk at Memorial Union, Nate Silver also explained how polling data helps provide insight into policy discussions.
“It reached its height in the mid to late ’80s, especially at the federal level, [with] people voting [differently] for president and Congress,” Barry C. Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Vox. But as … Continue reading
Quoted: “They vote for the Democrats. And it’s been pretty consistent,” said Marquez, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison specializing in Chicano and Latino studies. “The Democrats have to have a good strategy for reaching out to … Continue reading
A coalition of private universities in Wisconsin is canceling classes for students on election day as part of an effort to boost voter turnout. We talk about the “Why Bother, Wisconsin?” campaign, and hear why they want other universities to … Continue reading
With less than three weeks before the Nov. 8 election, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Mike Wagner joins Live at Four to talk about political advertising.
Quoted: “After every election, especially a presidential election, there is some sense among the people who voted for the losing candidate that the election was not quite fair,” Barry Burden, the director of the Elections Research Center at the University … Continue reading
Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, tells VoteBeat that he is not surprised that officials are being asked loaded questions about letting dead people vote, as both Byrne and Flynn “don’t have a good record … Continue reading
Quoted: David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said head-to-head races also provide more incentive for candidates to directly attack their opponents. In an at-large race, candidates might hope voters will choose them alongside a variety … Continue reading
Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he found no evidence of a candidate filing by the Biden campaign on the FEC website.
Yet the political environment is slightly different in Wisconsin, another 2022 and 2024 battleground state to which Biden is expected to travel next week, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison Elections Research Center Director Barry Burden.
Noted: The non-scientific survey the Ideas Lab has been conducting as part of its Main Street Agenda project has spotted a similar partisan breakdown, with Republicans far more likely to rank inflation and the state of the economy as their … Continue reading
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science Professor Barry Burden said Steen’s shocking overperformance against Vos spoke to Wisconsin Republicans’ outrage regarding the 2020 election and Trump’s enduring power among the party’s voters.
Noted: Sabor said her PhD in Forest Ecology and Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison would also help her make responsible decisions on the board.
Quoted: “Given the importance of getting election administration right and the suspicion these candidates continue to express about the 2020 election, it is surprising that their plans for replacing the WEC are not more specific,” said Barry Burden, director of … Continue reading
Quoted: “‘Decertifying’ (or any variant, such as ‘voiding’) a presidential election after the fact is simply not a thing,” UW-Madison political science professor Ken Mayer said … “The complete absence of any decertification mechanism in either the constitution or federal … Continue reading
“Had this unfolded on this kind of timeline in 2020, it really could have created problems, because there would have been questions about whether the state could have actually named a slate of electors,” Robert Yablon, a law professor at … Continue reading
Ken Mayer, a UW-Madison political science professor and chair of the committee, said the group decided early on that its focus would be on the physical safety of the elections process, noting that much past attention to election security has … Continue reading
Quoted: Trump lost Wisconsin by about 21,000 votes in 2020. It was a key state to his re-election and one that he won in a historic victory in 2016 that a Republican hadn’t pulled off in decades. The state is key … Continue reading
Quoted: Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Trump’s continual fixation on delegitimatizing the outcome of the 2020 election overlooks the fact that Republicans did well down ballot that year. “Many supporters of … Continue reading
Quoted: Rob Yablon, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School who specializes in election and constitutional law, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this year that there is no legal way for state lawmakers to decertify the 2020 … Continue reading
Wisconsinites have the weight of the nation’s problems on their minds heading into the 2022 midterm elections, a nod to a state whose voters might be pivotal to the balance of power in the U.S. Senate this fall. That was a … Continue reading
Interview with Robert Yablon, an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Law School.
Written by Susan Webb Yackee, a professor of public affairs and director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison.
Noted: Over the next four months, our “Wisconsin Main Street Agenda” project will report on what we’re learning from residents and explain what we know about the mood of the electorate based on that massive survey of Wisconsin residents by the … Continue reading
Quoted: “I view it as an incompetent circus from someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing. But I think it’s had real effects,” said Barry Burden, director of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center.
Quoted: “The investigation has become a morass of competing lawsuits back and forth between different parties in the state and outside the state,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University … Continue reading
Quoted: Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said short of a natural disaster or technological failures, governors wouldn’t have good reasons to hesitate to certify an election. “It’s worrisome,” Burden said of the candidates’ reluctance … Continue reading
The board overseeing Wisconsin’s public universities could look remarkably different come this time next year. At least two of the four Republicans running for governor have vowed to replace all of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ unconfirmed appointees serving on the UW Board … Continue reading
Republican politicians may find it “impossible” to allocate the University of Wisconsin System more taxpayer funds after Jennifer Mnookin’s selection as its flagship university’s chancellor.
Jennifer Mnookin, the dean of the University of California, Los Angeles law school, will become the next chancellor of Wisconsin’s flagship university this summer. The UW System Board of Regents unanimously voted Monday for Mnookin, 54, to take the top … Continue reading
Quoted: Barry Burden, the director of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said the Republican candidates’ focus on elections or Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers’ push to show himself as a goalie fending off anti-democratic legislation could resonate, but the complicated … Continue reading
Co-authored by Barry C. Burden, a professor of political science and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ed Manydeeds has decided against running for another term as president of the UW Board of Regents, creating an opening for the board’s top spot that he supports being filled by board Vice President Karen Walsh.
