“Prop. 77 had foes in House; Congress members gave cash in final days to fight redistricting measure”
The Sacramento Bee offers this report.
Monthly Archives: November 2005
“Democrats Losing Race For Funds Under Dean”
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “The Democratic National Committee under Howard Dean is losing the fundraising race against Republicans by nearly 2 to 1, a slow start that is stirring concern among strategists who worry that… Continue reading
“Civil Rights Focus Shift Roils Staff At Justice; Veterans Exit Division as Traditional Cases Decline”
The Washington Post offers this report. A snippet: “The Bush administration has filed only three lawsuits — all of them this year — under the section of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discrimination against minority voters, and none… Continue reading
“Federal case could affect future campaigns”
A.P. offers this report, which begins: “The federal case against one of President Bush’s boosters in Ohio is a signal to political campaigns that they will suffer more grief than usual if their biggest fundraisers run afoul of campaign… Continue reading
Leib, Gerken and Elmendorf on Citizen Assemblies
Ulrich on Initiative Process
Roy Ulrich has written an oped, The Initiative: A Force for Good or Evil for the San Diego Union Tribune.
Michigan Voting Rights Project Releases Report, Provides Database Useful to Others
See here. The headline of the accompanying press release is “Racial Discrimination Lawsuits Indicate Voting Rights Act Still Needed.”
Adam Bonin Responds to Shays and Meehan
See here.
“For Election Reform, a Heartening Defeat”
Sam Hirsch and Tom Mann have written this must-read oped in today’s NY Times.
Felon Wins School Board Election, After Apparently Lying on His Declaration of Candidacy
This news has been getting some attention in Southern California. I heard Shaun Bowler on the radio yesterday attributing the felon’s election to the ballot order effect—-the felon was listed first.
New 5 Volume Compendium: United States Commission on Civil Rights: Reports on Voting
You can find information about this important set edited by Jack Chin and Lori Wagner here.
“Dover won’t challenge Scott’s election”
See this news from New Hampshire, which begins: City officials plan no action against newly elected councilor David Scott, who violated campaign rules by overspending during his race for the City Council. But they indicated that if a resident files… Continue reading
“Florida High court strikes down election law”
AP offers this report, which begins: “A law that let the secretary of state refuse a candidate’s request to quit the ballot is unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday although the Legislature earlier this year had repealed the… Continue reading
“Students: Renew Voting Rights Act”
The Michigan Daily offers this report.