“Nader Off the Ballot in Florida”
See this report. Thanks to Richard Winger for the report. This is one to watch, because the stakes are so high.
Monthly Archives: September 2004
“Get out the vote now; Bush-Cheney gets businesses
The Hill offers this report.
Third Edition of Election Law Casebook Now Available; Teacher’s Manual Completed and Will Be Shipping Soon!
The Third Edition of Lowenstein & Hasen, Election Law—Cases and Materials has already shipped to bookstores for those using the casebook this semester. It will go out to other election law professors, along with the just completed teacher’s manual, shortly.… Continue reading
Ohio Marriage Amendment Signature Verification Process
One thing I’ll be writing a great deal about on this blog in the coming months is the need for more nonpartisan election administration. Example number one comes by way of Chris Geidner’s Law Dork blog. See here.
Two Campaign Finance Papers on SSRN
John M.P. De Figueiredo and Beth Garrett have posted Paying for Politics. Here is the abstract:
Even in the wake of the most sweeping campaign finance reform law to be enacted in three decades, further significant reform is inevitable.… Continue reading
Dorf on 527s
See this Findlaw column.
In the election law mailbag
Michael Waterstone has published “Civil Rights and the Administration of Elections—Toward Secret Ballots and Polling Place Access,” 8 Journal of Gender, Race & Justice 101 (2004). Ann Laquer Estin has written a response, “Voting Rights and Human Rights: Comments on… Continue reading
The Economist on Electronic Voting in Venezuelan Recall Election
See here. Thanks to Fabrice Lehoucq for the link.
“FEC Probes Tauzin Money-Transfer Claim”
The Hill offers this report.
Two Opinion Pieces in Roll Call
Roll Call offers an editorial entitled “Fraud” at Polls and an oped by Norm Ornstein entitled Congress, the President Will Find Easy Answers Don’t Cut it on 527s. Paid registration required.
“Virginia is 6th State to Keep Nader Off Ballot”
The New York Times offers this report. See also this Washington Post report.
“State Joins Suit Over Voting Machines”
The Los Angeles Times offers this report.
“Ad Sponsor Could Be Fined”
See this interesting news piece out of North Carolina. Thanks to a reader for passing this along.
Electoral College Opinions
The Wall Street Journal offers an editorial entitled Electoral College Mischief. The Brothers Amar write The Electoral College Votes Against Equality in the Los Angeles Times.