The Politics of Election Laws in State Legislatures - A Postdoctoral Seminar Presentation with Tye Rush

BSP & President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship scholar Tye Rush will be discussing his ongoing project, The Majority Rules: The Politics of Voter Identification Laws, wherein he examines the origins of restrictive voter identification laws and what influences political elites to advance voter identification legislation. In this project, Rush uses a unique dataset of state legislator behavior, including roll call votes and bill sponsorship, to challenge prevailing theories on why elites support restrictive voting laws. Rush posits that the evidence indicates that demographic threat plays a more important role in legislators’ strategic calculus than previously stated. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to share questions and engage in discussion.

Please RSVP at bit.ly/tyetalk by Monday, March 3 to help with food orders. 

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Public Engagement Building (PEB) 201