Election law and political science experts staff WOSU on Election Day

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State University's cadre of national experts in election law from the Moritz College of Law and the Department of Political Science will spend Election Day at the University’s "Election Central," which will originate from the WOSU Stations, 2400 Olentangy River Road. The center will be staffed today from noon to 6 p.m., and beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, through at least noon on Wednesday. The hotline number to set up interviews is (614) 247-8880.

In addition to access to experts, the university also is providing working print and electronic journalists with work space, and phone and Internet hookups as well as access to satellite uplinks, cable and ISDN lines.

Media also will be able to find periodic updates at ElectionLawNews.com, where the University’s legal experts will analyze the latest legal rulings as Election Day unfolds.

Ohio State faculty available for interviews include:
Edward "Ned" Foley, director of Election Law @ Moritz, is the Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law. His expertise includes candidate eligibility and getting on the ballot, campaign practices including campaign finance and special interest groups, election law, and judicial elections.

Daniel Tokaji (toe-KAH-gee)is an assistant professor of law. His areas of expertise include voting rights, recount and runoff procedures, provisional voting, and new voting technology.

Terri Enns (EHN-zz) is an adjunct professor of law and staff attorney for the Legislation Clinic. Her expertise includes campaign practices with regard to political activities of state employees, voter eligibility and registration rules, and state and local elections.

Steven Huefner ( HUFF-nur) is an associate professor of law. His expertise includes term limits in state legislative elections, legislative redistricting, theories of representation, poll worker responsibility and training, and resolving contested elections.

Donald Tobin, assistant professor of law, one of the nation's top experts on the intersection of tax and campaign finance laws, particularly the regulation of political groups having tax-exempt status under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ruth Colker, (COAL-kur) the Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, is one of the leading scholars in the country in the area of constitutional law and disability discrimination. Her expertise extends to women in electoral politics and disability access to voting.

john powell, is the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Executive Director for The Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity in the Americas. His expertise includes voting rights and minority voting rights.

Herb Asher is professor emeritus of political science. He is a specialist on American campaigns and elections, including public opinion polling and voting systems. He is also a specialist on Ohio politics and government.

Paul Beck is dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and professor of political science. He is a specialist on elections and political parties, and is co-principal investigator of a national study of voter behavior in the 2004 presidential election that focuses primarily on how the flow of information to voters influences their choices.

Dean Lacy is associate professor of political science and a specialist in voting behavior, public opinion, and the presidency. He is currently gathering survey data that examine how people change their issue positions and attitudes during the 2004 presidential campaign.

Thomas Nelson, associate professor of political science, focuses on political psychology and American politics. His research interests include the effect of political communication on attitude formation and change.

Bert Rockman is director and professor of the School of Public Policy and Management whose expertise is the study of leadership, including the U.S. presidency, executive politics, and political institutions. He also is co-editor of Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions.

David Stebenne, (stuh-BEN) associate professor of history who teaches modern U.S. political history. He also has a combined PhD and J.D. from Columbia University and teaches American legal history at the Moritz College of Law.

Herb Weisberg is professor of political science and director of the Center for Survey Research at Ohio State. He is an expert on voting behavior in U.S. presidential elections.