Political Wire has this post on a recent poll showing that by a margin of 58% to 22% Americans do not want to grant statehood to the District of Columbia.
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “MIAMI — Among those who worry that hackers might sabotage election tallies, Ion Sancho is something of a hero. The maverick elections supervisor in Leon County, Fla., last year helped show… Continue reading
The Washington Post offers this report (which mentions the Election Law blog). AP’s report is here. Bob Bauer weighs in here. My earlier post with my initial thoughts on the proposed final regulations is here.
Writing here on the election law listserv, attorney David Becker responds to the DOJ’s defense of preclearance of the New Orleans election (Becker’s response reprinted with permission):
A couple of things stand out in the DOJ’s letter:
1. The… Continue reading
The Department of Justice has sent this letter to Rep. Conyers defending the DOJ’s decision to preclear the New Orleans election. (I also received a copy of a letter from the Chair of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, but it… Continue reading
Lyle Denniston offers this fascinating post at SCOTUSblog. It begins:
In the few minutes that it took the Senate to complete passage of the Detainee Treatment Act last Dec. 21, little was said in the chamber beyond a round of… Continue reading