See this news report from Oakland, which begins: “Alameda County Acting Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald said today that he probably will certify a $390 million bond measure for the Peralta Community College District despite an apparent voting instruction mistake… Continue reading
Following up on this link to the new ACLU report on felon disenfranchisement, Brett Bellmore sends along the following comments via e-mail:
I’ll be up front about this: I actually favor restoring ALL the civil rights of felons, on their… Continue reading
Bob Herbert has this column (subscription required) in the NY Times. Not all Democrats would agree with Herbert that it is useful for Democrats to claim fraud occurred in Ohio 2004.
The ACLU has published this report. From the report:
This report offers the first in-depth analysis of the criminal disfranchisement policies of the world’s democracies, with a focus on Europe. (We do also examine, though perhaps not in the… Continue reading
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) faces a strong challenge on his right if he brings to the floor a lobbying reform package that cracks down on the independent political… Continue reading
See this opinion piece by Kenneth Bunting in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. It begins: “The blogosphere has been abuzz. But in the days since Rolling Stone magazine published a long piece that accused Republicans of widespread and intentional cheating that… Continue reading