Election Law http://electionlawblog.org/ Rick Hasen's web log]]> en-us 2009-07-02T10:52:58-08:00 Independence Day Blogging Break http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014039.html It has been a very busy period for the blog---November's election did not end until this week's Coleman-Franken decision. The Supreme Court's important ruling in Caperton, the judicial elections case, was followed by the Supreme Court's surprise ruling in NAMUDNO... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:52:58-08:00 "Balls, strikes and absentee ballots" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014038.html Brian Rice offers this commentary on Coleman-Franken at MPR.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:39:37-08:00 "Commentary: Supreme Court's Unexpected 'Judicial Minimalism' in Voting Rights Case" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014037.html Paul Smith and Joshua Block have written this piece for law.com.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:27:39-08:00 "Federal Grants Give States Edge in Collecting Precinct-Level Election Data" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014036.html The EAC has issued this press release.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:15:33-08:00 "New Look at Election Spending Looms in September" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014035.html The WSJ offers this report.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:11:08-08:00 "Washington Post Sells Access, 25,000+" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014034.html Very interesting. UPDATE: Well that was quick.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-02T10:08:17-08:00 "November 2006 Undervote Analysis" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014032.html Mark Shelden reports.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T15:40:44-08:00 Persily: Exhausted by Exhaustion http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014031.html Nate Persily sends along this guest post: Rick Pildes takes me to task for suggesting the Court might perpetually avoid the constitutional shortcomings of the coverage formula for the VRA. He mistakes my speculation and kremlinology of the Court for... vra renewal guest blogging Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T14:46:13-08:00 "The Rhetoric of a 'Stolen' Election" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014030.html Ned Foley offers this well-deserved criticism of this morning's WSJ editorial on Coleman-Franken.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T14:41:17-08:00 "McCain and Feingold Use 'Hold' to Pressure Obama on FEC Picks" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014029.html CQ Politics offers this report.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T14:34:51-08:00 Pildes: Confusion About the Future of Voting-Rights Litigation http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014028.html Rick Pildes sends along this guest post on NAMUDNO: In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to avoid resolving the constitutionality of Section 5 for now, some confusion has emerged about legal questions concerning the next challenge. In particular,... vra renewal guest blogging Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T11:51:05-08:00 "EAC Releases Report on Voter Registration" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014027.html Details here.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T10:20:41-08:00 Using Technology to Push "Weekend Voting Act" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014026.html See here.... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T10:18:34-08:00 A Bit More on Citizens United and the "Incurable Defect" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014025.html Following up on this post, a few readers have written to say that the Court would still have jurisdiction over the issue, pointing me to Stern and Gressman pointing out that the Court's rules are not jurisdictional, but prudential, and... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T09:47:27-08:00 More Legal Analysis of Yesterday's MN Supreme Court Ruling in Coleman-Franken http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014024.html Star Tribune Pioneer Press... Rick Hasen 2009-07-01T09:14:48-08:00