The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “With Democrats locked out of the White House and in the minority in Congress, it might seem that there just aren’t enough Democratic voters to win elections. But political scientist Gary… Continue reading

Rep. Steny Hoyer has written this Roll Call oped (paid subscription required). A snippet: That changed in 2004. To attract the widest possible audience, the Democratic Party scheduled its convention in late July, before the Summer Olympic Games began. In… Continue reading

The following information arrived via e-mail about a new website that looks quite promising: Partners Launch New ACE Electoral Knowledge Network The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network ( www.aceproject.org ) — the next generation of the Administration and ost of Elections… Continue reading

OMBWatch has posted the report here. From the summary: Recently, significant attention has been paid to the political activities of tax exempt organizations. In particular, the activities of IRC § 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, § 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, §… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times offers this report. The Montgomery Advertiser editorializes Renewal of Act Still Important. It ends: “The time may come — indeed, we earnestly hope it will — when Alabama can plausibly make the case that… Continue reading

The Indy Star offers this report, which begins: “An appeal will be filed today to try to overturn Indiana’s voter ID law, Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday. Dean, in his second trip to Indianapolis in recent weeks,… Continue reading

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch offers this report. See also O.C.’s Norby sounds off on ballots; Supervisor voices concerns about foreign-language requirements during hearing in Congress in the Orange County Register. Of interest to those following the controversy over Padilla v.… Continue reading

Judge Richard Posner has written this review of Justice Breyer’s book, Active Liberty. A snippet of interest to election law: Breyer does not discuss the particulars of campaign finance reform. He is content to argue that placing some limits on… Continue reading

Howard Bashman offers this report: En banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit holds that the federal Voting Rights Act does not apply to New York’s prisoner disenfranchisement law: Thirteen judges participated in today’s ruling, which… Continue reading

As the VRA renewal debate heats up, I’m delighted that some of the most thoughtful legal scholars who have written about VRA renewal have agreed to guest blog on the issue. Heather Gerken (Yale), Nate Persily (Penn), Rick Pildes (NYU),… Continue reading

The Washington Post offers this report on the lobbying bill passed in the House (see also this summary of the major provisions, this NY Times story, this USA Today story and this story in The Hill). One of the… Continue reading