中期选举能否顺利举行：UCLA法学院两位专家谈风险点与信心来源
2026年中期选举定于11月3日举行。加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）法学院选举法专家 Rick Hasen 与法律研究员 Shelby Wayment 近日在 UCLA 新闻室的访谈中，谈及这场选举能否顺利举行。
Wayment 表示，美国绝大多数选举由地方层面管理，选民对本地选举官员抱有信心；过去多年来，选举管理人员一直在人手与经费不足的情况下工作，「但这并不意味着他们不称职」。她说，无论今年有何变化，她都对应对这些变化的州和地方选举官员充满信心。
Hasen 说，他撰写新书的部分原因是担忧美国民主走下坡路，但他对11月的中期选举「出人意料地乐观」：迄今为止，法院、州与地方政府以及人民这三道防线都守住了，选票已经寄出，提前投票正在进行，选举管理者遵循的流程总体透明。他同时指出，选举日之后等待结果的时期最容易滋生阴谋论；如果众议院控制权悬而未决，加州的计票速度将承受压力。
两人还谈到，联邦最高法院本届任期内可能就关键的选举法问题作出裁决，今后的选举规则仍可能发生变化。
Will the Midterms Run Smoothly? Two UCLA Law Experts Weigh the Risks
Ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, UCLA School of Law election-law scholar Rick Hasen and legal fellow Shelby Wayment discussed with UCLA Newsroom whether the elections will run smoothly.
Wayment noted that most elections in the United States are administered locally and that voters place confidence in their local election officials. Election administrators have long worked underfunded and understaffed, she said, but that does not mean they are bad at their jobs, and she expressed confidence in state and local officials to handle whatever this year brings.
Hasen said he is surprisingly optimistic about the November midterms: so far the three bulwarks — the courts, state and local governments, and the people — have held; ballots have been mailed, early voting is underway and the processes administrators follow have generally been transparent. He cautioned, however, that the period while results are awaited is when conspiracy theories can fester, and that if control of the U.S. House is at stake, pressure will mount on California to count votes quickly.
The two also noted that the U.S. Supreme Court may rule on key election-law questions this term, meaning the rules governing future elections could still change.
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