“100 Phantom Votes Found in One Precinct; DelCo Board of Elections Hinders Investigation”
Election Integrity has posted this press release.
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Moveon.org Circulates Petition for Congress to Order Revote in FL-13
See here. See also this very interesting post on the Brad Blog about whether the ES&S instructions about undervotes available on the company’s website matched the programming used in Sarasota County that day. And see this PFAW Foundation press … Continue reading
Federal District Court in Ohio Strikes Down Ban on Paying Petition Signature Gatherers on a Per Signature Basis
I have uploaded the opinion in Citizens for Tax Reform v. Deters here. Given the emerging conflict on this issue, I believe the Supreme Court will ultimately decide the question.
Thanks to Richard Winger for alerting me to the… Continue reading
“Workers to blame in voting problems”
The San Jose Mercury News offers this report.
“Lone Star Project Behind Dem Wins in Texas”
Martin Frost has written this FOXNews column.
“Black leaders in Seminole want county to listen”
The Orlando Sentinel offers this report.
More on FL-13, and a Role for the EAC?
When I saw this headline on the Sarasota Herald Tribune web page, I thought it must have been about the FL-13 race.
Over on the election law listserv, Doug Johnson, responding to my commentary calling for the House to investigate… Continue reading
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Gets It Wrong”
Paul Ryan has written this Roll Call commentary, responding to an earlier Brad Smith commentary on the FEC’s Sierra Club ruling and settlement.
“FEC Likely to Fine Several 527 Groups”
Roll Call offers this important report ($), which begins: “Just in time for the 2008 presidential campaign season and roughly two years after the agency began scrutinizing a handful of 527 organizations, the Federal Election Commission is likely to hand… Continue reading
“Term limits remain huge lament at Capitol”
The Sacrameno Bee offers this report.
New on SSRN
The following drafts may be of interest to readers of this blog:
Don Tobin, Political Campaigning by Churches and Charities: Hazardous for 501(c)(3)s; Dangerous for Democracy (forthcoming Georgetown L.J.)
Gregg Polsky, A Tax Lawyer’s Perspective on Section 527 Organizations (forthcoming… Continue reading
(Un?)Happy Anniversary
Brad Smith and Bob Bauer mark the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in McConnell v. FEC. (The exact date was Dec. 10, 2003.) For them, this is not a a happy anniversary, but I expect others will offer… Continue reading
“The Road to Reliable Elections”
The NY Times offers this editorial, which begins: “Two influential federal advisory groups have added their voices to an emerging national consensus that voting machines must produce a voter-verified paper record if they are to be trusted. One of… Continue reading
“Former Aides To Congress Switch Sides for Upcoming Probes”
Jeffrey Birnbaum has written this columnn for the Washington Post.