Yesterday I participated in a very interesting forum on recall reform, sponsored by California Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas. There was widespread consensus on the panel (which also included attorney general Bill Lockyer, attorney Karen Getman (former chair of California’s FPPC and… Continue reading
Readers may be interested in the following conference information:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND ELECTION MANAGEMENT
CENTER FOR NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES
WITH
ELECTION LAW JOURNAL AND
ELECTIONS CANADA, ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL OF MEXICO,
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
It has been a while since I’ve had time to blog about the judicial confirmation process and filibusters (something I spent a great deal of time on last spring). But it is worth noting that someone as moderate and middle-of-the-road… Continue reading
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers Supreme Court Deadlocks on George Recall, which begins: “A last-ditch attempt by Sen. Gary George to delay a recall election fell short Monday when the state Supreme Court deadlocked on his appeal, paving the way… Continue reading
I’ll be speaking today at USC law school at 12:30 today on ideas for reforming the recall process. The forum is sponsored by California Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas, and will also feature Erwin Chemerinsky, Karen Getman, and California Attorney General Bill… Continue reading
The table of contents for Election Law Journal 2:4 is now available here. Look for ELJ 3:1 in January featuring Bob Bauer’s reply to Ned Foley’s article on overbreadth and BCRA (prepublication web version posted here), Foley’s response… Continue reading
The San Francisco Chronicle offers this report, which begins: “Seven years after its debut, California’s motor-voter program has yet to work out all the bugs — leaving some voters stranded and fuming when their DMV voter registrations never make… Continue reading