Nathaniel Persily

Nathaniel Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. He is the director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center and the former research director of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration.

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Election Security

A 12-Step Rehabilitation Program for American Election Administration

Nathaniel Persily, Charles Stewart, III Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 8:01 AM

This post offers a 12-step program to address the most significant administrative challenges exposed in the 2020 election.

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Healthy Elections Project

Announcing a New Series on Healthy Elections

Nathaniel Persily, Charles Stewart, III, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 10:35 AM

A new partnership between Lawfare and the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections project will bring readers an up-to-date stream of granular and detailed content related to election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

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Coronavirus

Ten Recommendations to Ensure a Healthy and Trustworthy 2020 Election

Nathaniel Persily, Charles Stewart, III Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:33 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic will fundamentally change the 2020 election. How can the U.S. protect the election while ensuring public health?

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