“Talk show host surrendering microphone to run”
The Mississippi Press offers this report.
Monthly Archives: March 2007
“Election Lawyers are a Hot Commodity”
The Politico offers this report.
Commissioner Toner Leaving FEC Wednesday?
See the last item here. UPDATE: Commissioner Toner has joined Bryan Cave LLP, according to a press release I have seen but that does not appear yet to be posted on the firm’s website.
“Claims of ‘Voter Fraud’ Often Manufactured, Exaggerated for Political Purposes, Says New Report from Project Vote”
See this press release, which links to this report issued today by Project Vote and written by Lorraine Minnite. The press release begins:
Washington, DC – Widespread “voter fraud” is a myth promulgated to suppress voter participation, according to… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Justices’ Increased Propensity to Speak Publicly: It May Be Positive At Times, But When the Justices Speak Out On Bush v. Gore, They Only Do Further Damage”
Edward Lazarus has written this Findlaw commentary.
” Momentum is Growing for Election Reform on Capitol Hill”
This over-optimistically-entitled press release appears at the People for the American Way website.
Roll Call Article on Gov’ts Brief Filed in Dayton Case
See this report ($), which begins: “The Congressional Accountability Act does not give legislative branch employees the right to file discrimination lawsuits against Members of Congress, Senate attorneys argued in a brief filed with the Supreme Court last week. Appealing… Continue reading
“Reform Judicial Elections”
The Buffalo News offers this editorial on the Lopez Torres case.
“Anti-abortion-rights group takes aim at disclosure bill”
The Hill offers this report, which begins: “The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is leading the charge in opposition to legislation that would require greater disclosure of executive-branch officials’ contacts with private parties, saying the bill would stifle… Continue reading
“States may force megaprimary, winnow the 2008 field early”
The Boston Globe offers this report. Former Sen. Bill Brock has also written this Roll Call oped ($) calling such a primary a “political tragedy.”
“Article I Section 4 of the Constitution, the Voting Rights Act and the Restoration of the Congressional Portion of the Election Ballot: The Final Frontier of Felon Disenfranchisement Jurisprudence?”
Dan Katz has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Journal of Law and Social Change). Here is the abstract:
In the face of the collective failure of more than thirty years of constitutional and statutory based felon disenfranchisement litigation some… Continue reading
Bauer Smells Incumbency Protection in Sen. McCain Interview
Following up on this post, Bob Bauer has these interesting observations about Sen. McCain’s NRO interview.
Is Diebold Going to Shed Its Voting Machine Business?
See here.
Supreme Court Holds Unanimously that Private Parties Do Not Have Standing to Raise Challenges under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution; And Another Failed Opportunity to Cite Bush v. Gore
The Supreme Court issued this per curiam opinion this morning in Lance v. Coffman. The case, an appeal from a three-judge court, was brought by private plaintiffs alleging that the Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion in an earlier case holding that… Continue reading