“Using Prisoners to Inflate Rural Political Clout”
Spencer Overton has this interesting post on Blackprof.com, which I have added to my blogroll.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
“Voting Rights Advocates Ask Federal Court to Block Georgia Photo ID Law”
The ACLU has filed for a preliminary injunction in the case. Documents and the press release can be found here.
More Andrew Gumbel on Carter-Baker
European Court of Human Rights Decision on Felon Disenfranchisement
Kieran Williams writes:
As you may have heard, the European Court of Human Rights has issued an important Grand Chamber judgement regarding felons’ voting rights, in Hirst v United Kingdom (II). Here is a link to a detailed press release.… Continue reading
“Recounts: From Punch Cards to Paper Trails”
Electionline.org has issued this report.
“Redistricting initiative would set state apart; But opponents blast Proposition 77 as a ‘reckless experiment'”
The SF Chronicle offers this report. In somewhat related news, the LA Times offers Campaign Finance Laws Vex Gov., Foes.
“Life Without the Critical Fifth Vote”
The National Law Journal offers this report, which includes an extensive discussion of the campaign finance cases the Supreme Court will hear this term, with or without Justice O’Connor.
“E-voting hobbled by security concerns”
C|NET News offers this report.
Miers’ Role in 2000 Election Litigation
See this Wall Street Journal report (offered without registration), which begins: “President Bush cites many accomplishments of Harriet Miers to explain her nomination to the Supreme Court. One the White House doesn’t mention is her successful argument during the disputed… Continue reading
“Results cast doubt on future of election financing initiative”
NJ.com offers this report, which begins: “The pilot program for “Clean and Fair Elections” fell well short of its goal this year, and the commission overseeing it remained noncommittal yesterday on how, or if, it will be used in… Continue reading
“The Future of Campaign Finance: Congress, the FEC, and the Courts”
The following invitation arrived via e-mail:
A BROOKINGS BRIEFING
The Future of Campaign Finance: Congress, the FEC, and the Courts
Thursday, October 20, 2005
10:00 a.m.
“Federal Judge Quashes Subpoenas Issued to Reform Groups in Campaign Finance Case”
The Campaign Legal Center has issued this very interesting press release, which begins:
Washington — A federal trial judge in Washington handed a victory to pro-reform groups in a key campaign finance case today, ruling that subpoenas issued to… Continue reading
More on Miers and Election Law
Harriet Miers and Election Law: Might She Be a Supporter of the Voting Rights Act and an Opponent of Partisan Gerrymandering?
On many issues, we have no indication of the thinking of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. For example, I so far have no idea what she thinks about the constitutionality of limits on corporate and union election-related spending, an issue… Continue reading