“Why Was the Electoral College Created?”
The History Channel has
an explainer.
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“Why Congress’ Plan to Fix Gerrymandering Falls Short”
Harvard
undergrads weigh in on HR 1.
Redistricting reform in New Jersey
As a Jersey native, this one caught my eye pretty quickly:
an impressive group of scholars and advocates published
a report recommending reforms to New Jersey’s redistricting system.
“Voters to decide on increased campaign finance disclosures, new limits on contributions”
San Francisco puts
a measure on the November ballot aimed at disclosing the top funders of
committees, rather than just the committee name itself.
“NC trial looks at partisan bias after US justices won’t”
A
report from the opening days of the state court’s partisan gerrymandering trial
in North Carolina.
“Defending the Census: The Next Frontier in the Fight for Our Democracy”
Video from a Netroots Nation panel with Adam Bonin, Eric Holder, Alex Padilla, Denise Merrill, and Vanita Gupta.
Man, last Thursday seems like a long time ago.
“Roberts gave GOP cover on gerrymandering”
Gene Nichol, in the News & Observer, with a local’s view on Rucho (feat. Shelby County).
“Florida’s New Poll Tax”
Herman Schwartz blogs at
Balkinization on the legislative cutbacks to Florida’s Amendment 4 for
people with convictions who still owe fines or fees.
And The Intercept has a piece on some
prosecutors’ attempts to reduce the fines and fees, in… Continue reading
Prison gerrymandering and the impact on cities
The Philadelphia
Inquirer’s editorial board discusses the consequences when redistricting
counts people temporarily incarcerated at a place far from home.
“North Carolina Gerrymandering Trial Could Serve As Blueprint For Other States”
Morning Edition on Common Cause v. Lewis, the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case in state court, heading into trial today.
More on citizenship and redistricting
TPM dives in on the citizenship-data Paperwork Reduction Act filing spotted over the weekend.
And Reuters
reviews the legal battles that might result.
“Presidential popular vote compact would lead to chaos”
Sean Parnell, over at The Hill, notes some concerns about the National Popular Vote compact.
Some of these concerns have to do with the fact that different states have different rules for administering elections. I’ve got mixed emotions about… Continue reading
“A question to repeal national popular vote compact in Colorado is poised for 2020 ballot”
Advocates say
they’ve got the signatures.
An extra note of significance:
If certified for the ballot, it would be the first time since The Great Depression that Colorado voters would decide whether to repeal or reaffirm a law approved… Continue reading
New volume of the Harvard Law & Policy Review is out
Chock
full of election-law goodies. Among
other pieces:
Elizabeth Warren, Foreword (on corruption and faith in government)Jeffrey Clements, “But It Will Happen”: A Constitutional Amendment to Secure Political Equality in Election Spending and RepresentationViki Harrison,… Continue reading