The 2020 U.S. presidential election has been among the most vigorously contested in American history. It may also be among the most consequential. In this seminar, two experts in American constitutional law and election law, Professors Miriam Seifter and Robert Yablon, will comment on the election. Their remarks will explore how an array of governing institutions, from state legislatures to the Electoral College to federal courts, affected the election and its results. They will also discuss what the election process and results may tell us about the future of American governance and politics. Dr Fiona Barker will chair the event and provide comments.

Fiona Barker is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics in the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.  Her research spans the comparative politics of immigration, identity, nationalism, electoral politics and political representation.

Miriam Seifter is an Associate Professor of Law and Rowe Faculty Fellow in Regulatory Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Her research and teaching interests include administrative law, federalism, state and local government law, constitutional law and property law. Her recent work focuses on executive power and the separation of powers at the state and federal levels, and on the role of civil society in public law.

Robert Yablon is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.  He teaches Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, and the Law of Democracy.  His research interests include political and election law, constitutional law, federal courts and statutory interpretation.

Please register before Thursday 19 November 2020 by clicking here.