“Panel acts to redefine limits on voting rights”
See this report from the Newark Star Ledger.
Monthly Archives: March 2007
“Cuyahoga County voting machines likely inadequate, Ohio elections chief says”
AP offers this report.
More Profiles of D.C. Election Lawyers
Following this report in The Politico on election lawyers being a “hot commodity,” see this report in The Hill and this report ($) in Roll Call.
Charles on “Democracy and Distortion”
Guy Charles has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Article contends that judicial supervision of excessive manipulation of electoral lines for partisan purposes — political gerrymandering — may be justified in a… Continue reading
“Chairman Feinstein Calls on Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Voter Registration Assistance”
See this press release.
“Disclosure and Disinformation”
Eliza Newlin Carney’s latest “Rules of the Game” column for National Journal is now available.
“Proposed war chest measure criticized as flawed; Governor hopes to ban fundraising during budget talks”
The SF Chronicle offers this report.
Still More Post-Padilla v. Lever Confusion, This Time Intentional, in Monterey County
And the Relevance for Voter I.D. Laws and their Potential for Disenfranchisement?
The NY Times offers this front page report, “Citizens Who Lack Papers Lose Medicaid,” which begins: ” A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid has instead shut out tens of thousands of United States… Continue reading
“Donations Pooled Online Are Getting Candidates’ Attention”
The Washington Post offers this report.
“Early Primary Rush Upends ’08 Campaign Plans”
The NY Times offers this report.
“Supreme Conflict” and Justice Kennedy’s Views on the Constitutionality of the Renewed Voting Rights Act Section 5
I just had a chance to read Jan Crawford Greenberg’s new book, Supreme Conflict. It is a must-read for anyone interested in inside gossip on the Supreme Court nomination process and on interactions between Justices (especially on Justice O’Connor’s… Continue reading
Some Thoughts on the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Conference
I just returned from a very interesting conference in Washington on election reform, sponsored by the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. There’s a good wrap up of the two panels and keynote speech here at Rick Sincere’s blog (I hope… Continue reading
“New York town defies U.S. on Hispanic voting rights”
Reuters offers this report.