“Clerk won’t count votes in bitter council race; Seizure of ballot box just latest in series of odd events to plague election in Los Angeles suburb”
A.P. offers the latest from Vernon, CA.
Monthly Archives: April 2006
How do you say “Bush v. Gore” in Italian?
The Times of London offers Italians fear Florida repeat as Berlusconi digs in.
“Why the ‘Political Question Doctrine’ Shouldn’t Necessarily Prevent Courts From Asking Whether a Spending Bill Actually Passed Congress”
Vik Amar has this thoughtful column on recent controversy over whether someone can successfully challenge the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 as not “law” because the House and Senate did not pass identical versions of it. Concludes Amar: “The bottom… Continue reading
“Official’s Article on Voting Law Spurs Outcry”
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “When he was a senior lawyer in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Hans von Spakovsky played a central role in approving a controversial Georgia voter identification program over the objections… Continue reading
“Heather Gerken to Join Yale Law School Faculty”
See this press release. What great news for Yale!
“A Remarkable Turn in the Paper Trail Debate”
See Dan Tokaji’s important comments here. Paper trails are so 2005.
Who Trusts the Vernon City Clerk with the Uncounted Ballots?
The LA Times reports:
The election in Vernon had a Keystone Kops feel to it almost from the beginning, and certainly on election day with the decision not to count the votes.
It was, among other things, the first… Continue reading
Will Monterey Referendum Go Forward Despite Padilla Given the Ruling from Loma Linda
Here is the Monterey Herald report, which references this federal district court order holding that referendum petitions in California are not subject to section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. Although the Herald quotes a Monterey county official as saying… Continue reading
“”Shadow campaigns’ put millions into races”
This article, which originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, begins: “The Democratic and Republican organizations charged with getting candidates elected to Congress this fall are preparing to wall off parts of their staff and form separate entities, allowing them… Continue reading
“Election officials see trouble ahead”
The Indianapolis Star offers this report on troubles with electronic voting machines in Marion County, Indiana.
“Proposal would gut Clean Elections”
The Arizona Republic offers this report, which begins: “Voters could end the state’s strict limits on money flowing into Arizona political campaigns under a new legislative proposal that soon could be headed to the November ballot. Under the proposed… Continue reading
“Electoral College Reform is Heating Up, and Posing Some Tough Choices”
Robert Bennett has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Electoral College reform is beginning to get some attention, with two different emphases: a move to institute a nationwide popular vote without a constitutional amendment, and a move… Continue reading
More Kudos for Commissioner Martinez
The directors at Moritz’s election law project offer these words. See also this BNA report and this Roll Call report (paid subscription required).
Bauer Replies to Malbin on Public Financing
See here.