“Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote ‘Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'”
TPM’s Josh Marshall blogs on the Vadum bile.
Category Archives: voting
Beyond the Pale
Look at the bile coming from Matthew Vadum, whom I recently tagged as one of the newest members of the fraudulent fraud squad.
Registering the Poor to Vote is Un-American
Why are left-wing activist groups so keen on registering the… Continue reading
Port Chester Voting Rights Case Ends Not with a Bang But a Whimper
The Second Circuit has held that Port Chester waived its appeal. Via email I received this statement from Mike Carvin, an attorney for the village:
Statement from Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day
Counsel for Village of Port Chester
Today, the… Continue reading
“The Right to Vote: Bending Toward Justice, or Backsliding?”
Dan Tokaji has written this post. “This post is part of an ACSblog symposium in honor of the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. The author, Daniel Tokaji, is a Professor of Law at… Continue reading
“Lawyers’ Committee and Partners Settle Indiana Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993”
See this press release.
“Major Legal Victory for Ranked Choice Voting – and Reform”
This item appears at the Fair Vote blog.
“Elderly NC veteran takes issue with voting charge”
AP: “An 89-year-old Army veteran arrested for felony voter fraud after casting two ballots says his case shows North Carolina’s election system is flawed.”
“6 face charges for illegal voting in Duluth, Iron Range”
News from northern Minnesota:
St. Louis County Auditor election department records show that Brown voted in the November 2008 general election. According to the criminal complaint against him, Brown has been convicted of multiple felonies in multiple states. He told… Continue reading
“Colbert’s ads advocate Rick ‘Parry’ write-in, create a straw-poll mess”
This item appeared at the Daily Caller before the results of the Ames straw poll were announced. (I am quoted in the article discussing Colbert as performance art.) This report by The Fix says “Rick Perry” received 718 (write-in) in… Continue reading
“Shifting Power in Sacramento: The Effects of Term Limits on Legislative Staff”
Another new article. The abstract:
Does legislative staff become more powerful when state legislators are term limited? This article explores the impact of term limits on the power and duties of staff. Staff play an important role in today’s… Continue reading
Intrigue over IRV in Utah
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
And more on IRV — this time in the context of absentee and military voters — from FairVote.
The problem with No. 2 pencil
Is that it can be erased.
“A President’s Opportunity: Making Military Voters a Priority”
That’s the title of the new Heritage Foundation report on implementation of the MOVE Act.
It was released today in connection with a Military Voting Rights conference at Heritage, with a keynote address by Sen. Cornyn, who also sent off … Continue reading
“Judge orders new election in disputed Muncie vote”
Unusual basis for new vote: candidate electioneering.