Josh Douglas

@joshuaadouglas.bsky.social

Election law and voting rights professor at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law (views are my own). Associate Dean for Research. The Court v The Voters, published in May 2024! Award winning podcast: Democracy Optimist. Taco lover.

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🗳️ With early voting underway and Election Day just weeks away, the mechanics of the 2026 midterms are becoming a story in their own right. For reporters covering the midterms, the following experts are available to provide commentary and analysis. 👇

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Experts Available: Election Administration” from the Scholars Strategy Network, set against a blurred background of voting booths with an American flag and the word “VOTE.” It shows headshots of nine scholars: Barry C. Burden, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Henry F. Carey, Georgia State University; Joshua Douglas, University of Kentucky; Paul Gronke, Reed College; Thad Kousser, UC San Diego; Jennifer L. McCoy, Georgia State University; Thessalia Merivaki, Washington State University; David Schultz, Hamline University; and Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University.
@joshuaadouglas.bsky.social

My periodic reminder to students that you don't need to send me a doctor's note when you miss class for being sick. You're an adult and a future lawyer, so I think we can just trust each other. (This happens so frequently. Do other faculty *really* require a doctor's note?!)

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TODAY (Monday, Oct. 5) is the deadline for registering to vote for the midterms in:

AMERICAN SAMOA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
INDIANA
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA — in-person, mail (10/13 online)
MISSISSIPPI
MONTANA — mail (11/3 in-person)
OHIO
SOUTH CAROLINA — mail
TENNESSEE
TEXAS

npr.org/vote

npr.orgHow to register to vote and check your registration statusFor the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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“I’ve been getting ready to vote,” says Djvan Carter, who is incarcerated in Maine, where prisoners never lose the right to vote. “But the facility itself, the administration, they don’t help us or guide us. It’s all on us.”

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