LA Times reports on how the former L.A. City Councilman will serve his sentence for living outside the district he represented. Dan Lowestein comments: “It’s hard for me to think that the state of California will be better governed by… Continue reading
NJ.com: “A former local judge who stepped down from the bench earlier this year after being charged with illegally voting in Woodbridge elections wants to have his law office declared as his legal residence so he can continue to… Continue reading
LAT: “Former Democratic state Sen. Roderick D. Wright showed up late Friday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence but was released almost immediately due to jail crowding, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said. A jury convicted… Continue reading
Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract:
This article argues against laws which mandate that candidates and elected officials reside in a particular geographic area as a condition of… Continue reading
Good for the Washington Times. They’ve once again proved that those who say “there’s absolutely no voter fraud” aren’t telling the truth. Never mind that no responsible observers are actually saying “there’s absolutely no voter fraud.” (Whether proposed measures address… Continue reading
So reports Politico. (HuffPo does a quick recap of other recent residency kerfuffles.)
As I’ve mentioned before, there’s often a difference between where someone may live and their legal voting address. This story, about Sen. candidate Larry… Continue reading