This really interesting story is by Terry Gross in npr:
What if a blackout were to happen in a major city in one of America’s swing states on Election Day 2020? Or if an error occurred while tabulating electronic ballots? How would the electorate respond if one of the candidates refused to concede the election?
These are all scenarios that law professor and Election Law Blog founder Richard Hasen considered while writing his new book, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust and the Threat to American Democracy.
“One reaction to calling the book Election Meltdown is that it’s a little alarmist, but I’m going to own that and say, yes, I’m sounding the alarm — even if there’s a small risk of this happening,” Hasen says.
Read the full story in npr.
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