Election Law http://electionlawblog.org/ Rick Hasen's web log]]> en-us 2009-01-08T09:04:26-08:00 A Summary of the Burris Legal Issues http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012786.html Here, at "Point of Order."... Rick Hasen 2009-01-08T09:04:26-08:00 "Settling Coleman-Franken contest: Lessons from 1962-63 recount " http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012785.html Ned Foley has written this oped for the Minn. Post.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-08T09:02:33-08:00 Why Coleman's Chances Aren't Good, But He Has Every Right to Pursue Them http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012784.html A must read. And at first glance, at least, I like the idea of provisionally seating Franken with a promise to switch to Coleman if that's where the Minnesota courts end up (meaning no independent investigation in the Senate).... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T14:38:20-08:00 "FEC Chairman Outlines Priorities, Money Needs" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012783.html CQ Politics offers this report.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T14:24:17-08:00 "The Constitutional Requirement to Seat the Senator from Illinois: Upholding the Rule of Law" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012782.html Hans von Spakovsky has written this paper for the Heritage Foundation.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T14:21:09-08:00 "Topic A: What About Minnesota?" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012781.html The Washington Post oped page posted this forum, described as follows: "The Post asked election law experts and political scientists for lessons from the Senate contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. Below are thoughts from Jan Witold Baran, Robert... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T09:43:26-08:00 Jim Bopp Out in Citizens United Case http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012780.html Wow. I recall how during McConnell v. FEC Jim Bopp was pushed to the sidelines by others who were controlling the consolidated litigation. Since then, Bopp has had an amazing run in campaign finance cases before the newly-sympathetic Roberts Court.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T09:38:39-08:00 Looks Like Burris Will Be Seated http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012779.html See here and here.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T09:27:05-08:00 "Viewpoint: Voter Confidence in the Age of Post-HAVA Reform" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012778.html Andrew Rubenstein has written this interesting column for the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T09:21:54-08:00 Still More Comments to the FEC http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012777.html Robert Kelner (more to come?) Bob Bauer comments on the earlier submissions.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-07T09:18:28-08:00 "Should Burris Be Seated?" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012776.html Frank Askin is ambivalent. Sen. Feinstein is not.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-06T15:39:50-08:00 "Coleman says he's challenging Senate result" http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012775.html The Star-Tribune offers this news update.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-06T13:38:42-08:00 <![CDATA[Petitioners Brief on the Merits and Interesting Array of Amicus Briefs in <i>Capterton v. Massey</i>]]> http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012774.html See here.... Rick Hasen 2009-01-06T09:48:59-08:00 More Comments to FEC http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012773.html Center for Competitive Politics Larry Norton and Jim Kahl Hans von Spakovsky Caplin & Drysdale (more to come)... Rick Hasen 2009-01-06T09:45:02-08:00 "New Life for 527s? FEC Deadlocks Over Chamber of Commerce Spin-Off " http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012772.html This post appears at "Political GPS" (Larry Norton and Jim Kahl).... Rick Hasen 2009-01-06T09:42:42-08:00