Congressional plans in the aftermath of Shelby County
TPM takes a look at Congressional plans … and finds that they, too, “remain[ ] a mystery.”
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DOJ plans in the aftermath of Shelby County
This National Law Journal piece discusses — in necessarily preliminary fashion — DOJ plans for voting rights enforcement going forward. “The Justice Department did not respond to questions about the enforcement strategy following the decision” . . . so most… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Ruling: It Had to Happen Sometime”
This opinion piece repeats a claim I’ve heard often recently: section 5 buttressed Republican political fortunes by helping Republicans with control over redistricting overpack Democrats; now, things will change.
That’s a claim that still strikes me as wrong. If Republicans… Continue reading
“Rove: Bush was skeptical of Voting Rights Act”
The comment about White House skepticism in 2006 comes from Karl Rove’s remarks at Aspen.
“New Voter ID, Unavailable in Seventy Counties in State, Opens With Wealth of Issues Remaining”
A report on the availability of one of the six forms of photo ID now required to vote in person in Texas.
“FEC Reinforces Reporting Requirements for Political Committees”
Perkins Coie’s political law blog discusses the FEC’s vote requiring PACs to report the “ultimate payees” of expenditures, rather than just the immediate recipient.
Congresswoman Lujan Grisham on her 501(c)(4) Reform Act
Writing at The Hill, in defense of treating c4s more like c3s.
Pay to play in Jersey
The indictments of seven executives from one of the most influential engineering firms in the state, the Birdsall Services Group, on charges of making illegal campaign contributions left one major question unanswered: Who were the recipients of those donations?
Now… Continue reading
Taking one for the team: Arizona redistricting
Cid Kallen was appointed yesterday to replace Jose Herrera as one of the five commissioners on Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission. Keep in mind that the commission has already drawn state and federal districts for this cycle, so Kallen arrives mostly… Continue reading
Florida materials for the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
Materials from yesterday’s meeting in Florida are now online, with a video recording of the proceedings to come. The materials include testimony from Secretary Detzner, and Supervisors Andersen (Bay), Bucher (Palm Beach), Cowles (Orange), Lux (Okaloosa), Snipes (Broward),… Continue reading
“House committee says Lois Lerner waived Fifth Amendment right”
The headline of this WaPo piece really says it all.
More here, from The Hill.
“SCOTUS Ruling Ensures Lever Machines a Go in NYC Elections”
That’s right, lever machines. Now, without the need to preclear their use in upcoming municipal elections. For elections technology in New York, time doesn’t seem to pass: it just is.
I do have a question about the legality of… Continue reading
Reactions to Shelby County: Sam Bagenstos
And really, it’s a reaction to many of the decisions of the week:
Martin Luther King famously said that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. If the Supreme Court’s recent decision to invalidate… Continue reading
“Voting Rights after Shelby County v. Holder”
A truly all-star cast offers this webcast sponsored by Brookings, this Monday from 10am-4pm eastern.