daniel a. smith
@electionsmith.bsky.social
political science professor; state politics scholar (direct democracy, voting, elections); cynic, skeptic, & part-time africanist; personal musings
"Assisting the vote? Disability as a cost of voting" is now out at Electoral Studies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Assisting the vote? Disability as a cost of voting
Tens of millions of voting-eligible Americans live with disabilities, many of whom need a form of assistance when casting ballots. Drawing on publicly…
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September 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Assisting the vote? Disability as a cost of voting" is now out at Electoral Studies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Continue to be awed by my old man, now in his 90th year, Emeritus prof at Penn State, who founded the field of sport history. Walter Byers and the NCAA | University of Tennessee Press share.google/8aBlmclCEJhC...
Walter Byers and the NCAA | University of Tennessee Press
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July 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Continue to be awed by my old man, now in his 90th year, Emeritus prof at Penn State, who founded the field of sport history. Walter Byers and the NCAA | University of Tennessee Press share.google/8aBlmclCEJhC...
To all those who celebrate #InternationalJazzDay a little of George Gershwin's Embraceable You by Jim Snidero and friends at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel
April 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
To all those who celebrate #InternationalJazzDay a little of George Gershwin's Embraceable You by Jim Snidero and friends at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel
Now out at State Politics and Policy Quarterly www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Not a Teammate and Not a Fan: Probing the Identities of Unaffiliated Registered Voters | State Politics & Policy Quarterly | Cambridge Core
Not a Teammate and Not a Fan: Probing the Identities of Unaffiliated Registered Voters - Volume 25 Issue 2
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April 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Now out at State Politics and Policy Quarterly www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In light of the latest ICE crackdown in Miami, I’m ungating my Substack analysis from a couple weeks ago on the support for Trump in Doral. open.substack.com/pub/election...
As the Miami Herald reports, "Doral, Miami-Dade’s Venezuelan stronghold, to empower cops in Trump immigration crackdown"
At least one-in-seven registered voters in Doral, a Trump stronghold, were born in Venezuela.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In light of the latest ICE crackdown in Miami, I’m ungating my Substack analysis from a couple weeks ago on the support for Trump in Doral. open.substack.com/pub/election...
Congratulations, Michael Wines, on your retirement from the @nytimes.com. And thank you for breaking this bellwether story back in 2021 on the crackdown on faculty free speech at UF. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/u...
Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case (Published 2021)
After being hired as expert witnesses for groups opposing a restrictive voting law, three University of Florida academics were told they could not participate in the lawsuit against the state.
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March 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Congratulations, Michael Wines, on your retirement from the @nytimes.com. And thank you for breaking this bellwether story back in 2021 on the crackdown on faculty free speech at UF. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/u...
"Federal authorities in South Florida have recently detained at least 18 Cubans."
My next Substack post for subscribers will be a deep dive into changes in party registration & turnout of the more than 460K Cuban-born registered voters in FL, 305K in Miami-Dade
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
My next Substack post for subscribers will be a deep dive into changes in party registration & turnout of the more than 460K Cuban-born registered voters in FL, 305K in Miami-Dade
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‘Deport every person under the sun’: ICE detains Cubans during immigration appointments
Beatriz Monteagudo and Laura de la Caridad Sanchez are two Cuban women detained by ICE after routine appointments in Miramar. More than a dozen others were also possibly detained.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Federal authorities in South Florida have recently detained at least 18 Cubans."
My next Substack post for subscribers will be a deep dive into changes in party registration & turnout of the more than 460K Cuban-born registered voters in FL, 305K in Miami-Dade
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
My next Substack post for subscribers will be a deep dive into changes in party registration & turnout of the more than 460K Cuban-born registered voters in FL, 305K in Miami-Dade
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
And also pleased to see this decision by a Federal District Court Judge in Ohio concerning the rights of citizens to amend the state constitution via the initiative process. Several direct democracy scholars and I submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiffs. electionlawblog.org?p=149008
Federal court finds Ohio's "fair and truthful" review of ballot initiatives runs afoul of Anderson-Burdick #ELB
Decision in Brown v. Yost, stayed pending appeal to the Sixth Circuit: Citizens of Ohio have the power to amend the state constitution. Proponents of an amendment must follow a process that culminates...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And also pleased to see this decision by a Federal District Court Judge in Ohio concerning the rights of citizens to amend the state constitution via the initiative process. Several direct democracy scholars and I submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiffs. electionlawblog.org?p=149008
Highlighting some good news on the legal front. Proud to have served as an expert for the HAUL plaintiffs, working with the amazing attorneys at NAACP LDF, to successfully challenge SB 1 in TX. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictive, Suppressive Texas Voting Measures in S.B. 1 that Limited Voting Assistance
Media Contacts: LDF, media@naacpldf.org The Arc, dilworth@thearc.orgDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., inquiries@deltasigmatheta.orgArentFox Schiff, nathan.carlile@afslaw.comRay Shackelfo
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March 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Highlighting some good news on the legal front. Proud to have served as an expert for the HAUL plaintiffs, working with the amazing attorneys at NAACP LDF, to successfully challenge SB 1 in TX. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
From the Nathan Thurm School of Law... www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened
Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From the Nathan Thurm School of Law... www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
This is insane: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The
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March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is insane: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
In honor of the passing of Robert Clark
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In honor of the passing of Robert Clark
A note on the election of African American state legislators in the modern South
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March 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
In honor of the passing of Robert Clark
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I'm hoping some of you might be interested in making a charitable contribution to support UF students working with @electproject.bsky.social and me in our Election Lab. Here's the direct link to give: Election Science Group Fund (023435) www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-oppor...
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm hoping some of you might be interested in making a charitable contribution to support UF students working with @electproject.bsky.social and me in our Election Lab. Here's the direct link to give: Election Science Group Fund (023435) www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-oppor...
