The run-up to Election Day is often a contentious time.

In recent years, it has also become a litigious time—parties increasingly turn to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting.

Miriam Seifter, associate professor of law, co-director of the State Democracy Research Initiative and Rowe faculty fellow in regulatory law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Courtesy photo Miriam Seifter, associate professor of law, co-director of the State Democracy Research Initiative and Rowe faculty fellow in regulatory law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Courtesy photo