Jessica Levinson Elected President of LA City Ethics Commission
Congratulations to my friend, Loyola law prof Jessica Levinson, elected president of the LA City Ethics Commission.
Category Archives: election law biz
“DC Court Reformer Moving to New Job”
Legal Times:
How courts systems find their judges is having a spotlight moment. Comedian John Oliver unspooled a 13-minute argument against judicial election donations in February. Presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz has called for retention elections of U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
The 2015 Election Law Teacher Database
It is now available at this link.
Congrats to Election Law Prof Lori Ringhand
Lori has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at UGA Law.
“Humphrey School Launches First Of Its Kind Online Program To Train Election Administrators Throughout U.S.”
Doug Chapin with an exciting announcement:
I’m very excited to share that we recently received Regents’ approval for an online graduate Certificate in Election Administration that will begin accepting students in the Fall. Here’s the University’s press release:
A new… Continue reading
Congrats to Peter Miller, Bernie Grofman, and UCI Law Review
Peter and Bernie’s article in the UCI Law Review symposium I organized on nonpartisanship in election administration, campaign financing and redistricting was cited by the Supreme Court in the AZ redistricting case.
I expect this is the first of many… Continue reading
Election Law Academics Update
Here’s my yearly roundup of election law academic hires, promotions moves, visits, accolades.
Barry Burden has been appointed the inaugural Director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Yasmin Dawood received tenure and was promoted to associate… Continue reading
“Daniel Weiser, activist and political numbers guru, dies at 81”
Dallas Morning News:
Daniel Weiser is arguably the most powerful Dallas political figure who never sought elected office.
A statistician, he was a leader in ending the poll tax and bringing single-member districts to city and county and state elections.… Continue reading
Political Activity Law Goes on Hiatus
This is too bad. I rely greatly on Eric Brown’s roundup of money in politics news from around the country.
Good luck Eric!
Pete Peterson at Zocalo Talks About Running for CA Secretary of State
Peterson:
Also favoring the insider—particularly in California—is the substantial presence of the “third house”—a vast network of associations, corporations, and unions with lobbying interests in Sacramento. Most Californians have never heard of the California Infill Builders Federation PAC, the… Continue reading
“First Person Singular: Tammy Patrick Traveling the country, listening to elections folks and some music”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” First Place Winner
We are thrilled to announce the first place winners of the Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” writing competition. Michael D. McDonald and Robin E. Best of Binghamton University (SUNY), authors of “Unfair Partisan Gerrymanders in Politics and Law: A Diagnostic… Continue reading
Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Second Place Winner
This week, we’re announcing the winners of Common Cause’s inaugural Democracy Prize writing competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard.” Yesterday we announced the third place winner. Today we’d like to offer our congratulations to second place winners Jowei … Continue reading
Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Third Place Winner
As co-chairs of Common Cause’s inaugural Democracy Prize writing competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard”, it’s our privilege to announce the winners of the competition this week, as promised on Friday. First up is our third-place entry, which… Continue reading