“Independent groups getting a head start on 2012 campaign”
The L.A. Times reports on TV ads already up and running.
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“GOP Fighting for Tougher Voter Identification Laws, ‘Voter Fraud Is Real'”
The quotation marks this time are straight from the headline.
RNLA chair David Norcross is quoted in the piece as saying that the “Colorado Secretary of State found last year that 5,000 non-citizens voted in their Senate race.” I’ve… Continue reading
FEC deadlocks on alleged corporate reimbursement of contributions
$4800 transfers from account to account to account, but 3-3 at the FEC.
“Not everyone has a photo ID”
Michael Waldman, responding to Kris Kobach’s earlier op-ed.
And for those who still don’t believe the numbers, there’s a timely story about two physicians in South Carolina trying mightily to help patients who don’t have ID get ID.
“Petition drive seeks return of same-day registration”
In Maine.
If same-day registration is restored before the next election, will that amount to a same-day registration law that is “in effect continuously” for NVRA purposes? Otherwise, I imagine there’s a fair amount of work left for Maine… Continue reading
Now only preclearance between Texas and photo ID
Justin again. The Texas photo ID bill was signed today, just before the Memorial Day weekend. There’s a short list of acceptable ID, with few exceptions, and all must be current: driver’s license/state ID, military ID, citizenship certificate, passport, concealed… Continue reading
A Devil in the Details of Florida’s Early Voting Law
Justin Levitt here. Rick invited me to post about Florida’s HB 1355, signed by Governor Rick Scott last Thursday. The bill was drawing plentiful controversy well before it became law, and many aspects of the law have been critiqued.… Continue reading
“Redistricting Could Give GOP Ten More Seats”
Following on my post here, more on the redistricting consequences of Tuesday’s election at Political Wire, Hotline on Call, and Politico.
At Politico, Ben Smith also has links to two monstrous RNC spreadsheets showing partisan control… Continue reading
What Tuesday Means for Redistricting
[Justin Levitt here, guest posting — with thanks to Rick, as always.]
As the red-eye flights of recount lawyers touch down Wednesday morning, attention will inevitably flow to the federal races still in overtime. But there is a bloody redistricting… Continue reading
“Dead Voters” and the Early Vote
In writing about the “dead voter” non-phenomenon a few days ago, I mentioned that despite a few real examples, “dead voters” far more often either aren’t dead, aren’t voters, or are different people altogether from those flagged in state… Continue reading
The Undead Undead Voter Claim
[Note: Justin here, with thanks for another generous offer to guest post.]
Halloween isn’t just a time for scary political ads. It’s also the favorite season for reports that the dead are walking–straight to the voting booth.
Back in… Continue reading
Levitt: A “Democracy Facts” Product Label?
Rick has graciously invited me to write a campaign-finance guest post as well, focused on disclosure. And I also offer my thanks for the opportunity.
Rick has posted a number of campaign finance items recently with a similar theme: significant… Continue reading
More mysterious “third-party” candidates
New allegations casting suspicion on the Tea Party bona fides of a Tea Party candidate in Florida.
By my count, that makes at least six states this cycle, with controversy around allegations of Tea Party fakery in Michigan (off… Continue reading
Court Strikes Down Contribution Limits
Meanwhile, in Kentucky, a federal court struck down $100 contribution limits for school board races. The court’s filing system is down, so I don’t have access to the case materials, but it looks like the case may be a Randall… Continue reading