Early Roundup on ATP v. Bullock
Reports on today’s summary affirmance and dissents from the Billings Gazette, Bloomberg, The Hill, LAT, MSNBC, NPR, NYT, Politico, Reuters, USA Today, WaPo, WSJ. Reaction from ATP,… Continue reading
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Another Alaska Redistricting Dispute
Today’s Juneau Empire has this report on a dissent from two of the five state supreme court justices, arguing that the maps to be used this year violate the state constitution. The order and dissenting opinions may be found here… Continue reading
$5000 in FEC Fines Against Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
The Baltimore Sun reports here on the fines against the Maryland Congressman, noting that its “review of FEC data … found that Bartlett has received 25 letters from the agency for incomplete reports since 2009 — more than any other… Continue reading
SCOTUS Affirms Decision Upholding Maryland Law on “Prison Gerrymandering”
The summary disposition in Fletcher v. Lamone affirms a three-judge district court ruling upholding the state’s “No Representation Without Population Act,” which requires that, for redistricting purposes, prisoners be counted at their legal home addresses rather than where they’re incarcerated.… Continue reading
Canadian Court Hearing Motions to Overturn Election Results Because of Robocalls
According to this report: “The Federal Court is hearing preliminary motions today in the Council of Canadians’ bid to have the federal election results overturned” in seven ridings, on the ground that “misleading or harassing phone calls in those… Continue reading
“With Cuomo, a New Group Will Push for Publicly Financed Elections”
The NYT reports that: “Frustrated with Albany’s tepid reaction to the idea of publicly financed elections, the Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and his fiancé are financing a new campaign to press the issue in coordination with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo… Continue reading
“SuperPACs as a Check on the Special Interests and the Lobbyists”
The perspective of Tim Carney in the Washington Examiner.
“Suddenly, Elections Supervisor Becomes a Tempting Job”
From Florida comes this very interesting story on “seasoned political players are looking to parlay their years of experience in partisan battles into an advantage in becoming elections overseers” at the county level. Thanks to David Kimball, who’s done… Continue reading
Breaking News: Summary Reversal in Montana
5-4 according to SCOTUS blog, which is live-blogging. Justice Breyer wrote the dissent.
Update: You can find the short per curiam and dissenting opinions here.
“Law Loophole Keeps Other Voters out of Seminole GOP Primary”
The Orlando Sentinel has this story on a state law that allows all voters to vote in a party’s primary where only that party fields candidates, unless there’s a write-in candidate. It reports that “Republicans and Democrats alike have used… Continue reading
“For Wealthy Romney Donors, Up Close and Personal Access”
The NYT has this report.
“Members of Congress Trade in Companies While Making Laws That Affect Those Same Firms”
The Washington Post reports here that: “One-hundred-thirty members of Congress or their families have traded stocks collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars in companies lobbying on bills that came before their committees, a practice that is permitted under current… Continue reading
Alaska Challenging Constitutionality of Section 5
Add Alaska to the list of state and local jurisdictions challenging Section 5’s constitutionality. Alaska Public Radio and the Alaska Dispatch report on the state’s argument, in defense of a lawsuit challenging its failure to obtain preclearance of the state … Continue reading
New Hampshire Voter ID Developments
The AP, MSNBC, and the Nation report on possible next steps on proposed voter ID legislation, a version of which (SB 289) was vetoed by Gov. John Lynch this week because he thought it too restrictive.