So explains the Campaign Legal Center: On March 29, 2006, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a 34 page opinion granting in part plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in Shays and Meehan v. FEC (D.D.C.). This case was brought in… Continue reading

On October 12, 2005, I had this roundup of reprints on election law articles received in the mail. Among the items I noted was this: I also received the first anonymous election law article that I can remember: Publius, Securing… Continue reading

Following up on this post, I have learned that the supporters of the Monterey general plan initiative have filed this emergency motion seeking a stay of the district court’s order removing a measure from the June ballot on grounds… Continue reading

Yesterday I linked to an oped by Richard Brand in the Miami Herald, “Forget Dubai — worry about Smartmatic instead.” In response, Michelle Shafer, Vice President of Communications and External Affairs for Sequoia Voting Systems, writes: Yesterday you posted a… Continue reading

Adam Bonin has the details. House Majority Leader John Boehner’s statement is here.

The Los Angeles Times offers this report, which begins: “Thousands of Californians who register to vote or update their records may not receive sample ballots or be able to vote as absentees because of the state’s new method of… Continue reading

The Monterey Herald offers this report, which begins: “Monterey County supervisors, despite a barrage of personal barbs, decided Tuesday to remove Measure C, a ballot measure regarding the controversial Rancho San Juan development, from the county’s June ballot. The… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this report, which begins: “Washington State may not deny former prisoners the right to vote simply because they are too poor to pay outstanding court costs, a state judge in Seattle ruled on Monday.”… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this report on congressional debate over the reauthorization of the expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act. You can also click on an accompanying graphic showing the growth of black elected officials in the U.S.

The Hill offers Republicans vow to pass limits on 527s, which begins: “House Republicans yesterday sent a message to Democrats insistent on keeping restrictions on 527 groups out of the chamber’s lobbying reform bill. Five GOP members, led by… Continue reading

The Washington Times offers this oped on the FEC internet rulemaking.

See this press release: With lobbying under scrutiny in Washington like never before, the Center for Responsive Politics has launched a free online database that tracks the billions of dollars that corporations, labor unions and other organizations spend each… Continue reading

See Nadler v. Schwarzenegger. Note footnote 2, in which the California appellate court does not seem aware of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Vieth v. Jubelirer.

Richard Brand has this oped in the Miami Herald. It begins: “The greater threat to our nation’s security comes not from Dubai and its pro-Western government, but from Venezuela, where software engineers with links to the leftist, anti-American regime of… Continue reading