Episode 10 | Election Day, Election Integrity

Episode 10 | Election Day, Election Integrity

From rationally BASED by Center of the American Experiment

April 2, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of election integrity and the implications of federal and state laws regarding election day.

Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, devote their episode to election integrity and the meaning of "election day." Does a federal "election day" preempt state laws providing that ballots can still be received days after the election? Is someone "elected" once the final selection is made by the voters, or when those selections are transmitted to election officials? Or perhaps it's only when the count is done? Our hosts penetrate this thicket of possibilities, and discuss t...

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Hosts: Ilan Wurman, Kathryn Johnson

Topics covered

  • election integrity
  • federal election day
  • state laws
  • voter selection
  • election process

Keywords

  • election integrity
  • federal election day
  • state laws
  • voter selection
  • election process

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