Amend for Arnold Gaining Momentum, Bipartisan Support
See this Roll Call report (paid subscription required).
Monthly Archives: February 2005
“Auditors Find ‘Weaknesses’ at FEC”
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “An independent audit of the Federal Election Commission
Making It Harder to Investigate Campaign Corruption in California
See here.
Weintraub on Shelley’s Replacement
See here.
Second Circuit Campaign Finance Case Likely Heading to Supreme Court
BNA reports (paid subscription required) that the Second Circuit has denied en banc review in Landell v. Vermont Public Interest Research Group. A three-judge panel had held that Vermont’s mandatory spending limits in campaigns could be justified by a compelling… Continue reading
“Schwarzenegger Redistricting Plan Hits Politicians Where It Hurts”
A.P. offers this report.
“Report: Fixes Saved 1M Votes in 2004”
A.P. offers this report. The Caltech/MIT report referred to is here.
“States fall behind on voting-system improvements”
USA Today offers this report, which begins: “Repairs to the nation’s voting system, already long overdue, are likely to remain uncompleted by the 2006 congressional elections, top state election officials warn.”
Election Law Symposium at the University of Miami
This Saturday, the University of Miami Law Review is having an election law symposium. Here is the schedule:
University of Miami Law Review Election Law Symposium
Registration & Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks – 9:00 a.m. –… Continue reading
“Should We Not Elect Top Election Official?”
See this editorial, originally appearing in the Orange County Register. Meanwhile, George Skelton reports that Gov. Schwarzenegger “dumped cold water on the idea” of making the California Secretary of State’s office a nonpartisan elected one.
“Policing Internet Politics?”
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities in cyberspace, a controversial move that makes some FEC officials uneasy.”
Election Reform Editorials
The New York Times has editorialized about election administration issues for two days in a row. On Sunday, the newspaper featured When Elections Go Bad, on voting issues in New York and North Carolina. (No credit given to the… Continue reading
“Long, Unmarked Road Ahead for Election Challenge”
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer offers this report on the continuing dispute over Washington’s gubernatorial race.
“Opinion: Plugging the Loophole”
Sen. John McCain offers these comments at Newsweek on the 527 issue. Never one to mince words, the Senator writes:
Why are these groups allowed to break the law? Because of the Federal Election Commission’s despicable failure to do its… Continue reading