“O’Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College”
The Washington Post offers this news update.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Tom Mann: “BCRA: Success or Failure?”
Tom Mann has this must-read post on the CLC blog. Tom concludes: “My colleagues and I … continue to try to grapple with the very difficult problems associated with money and politics. They are no easy solutions to those problems… Continue reading
Model Legislation for Nonpartisan Election Administration
This email message from American University’s Center for Democracy and Election Management notes the appointment of a new associate director, the move of Curtis Gans’s excellent Center for the Study of the American Electorate to CDEM, and CDEM’s revamped website… Continue reading
“Unity08 Nominations Open”
The Politico offers this report, which begins: “Unity08, a fledgling organization seeking to nominate a credible third-party candidate for the 2008 presidential campaign, released the rules for its online nomination process today.”
“McCain-Feingold Law is a Failure”
The Examiner offers this editorial.
“Back to the future, riding the paper trail”
Howard Troxler has this column in the St. Petersburg Times. See also this report in the Palm Beach Post.
“Soft Money in the 2006 Election and the Outlook for 2008: The Changing Nonprofits Landscape”
The Campaign Finance Institute has issued this important report. Conclusions listed in the accompanying press release:
# Federally-oriented 527s raised $117 million and spent $143 million in the ’06 election cycle, about as much as in the previous… Continue reading
“Running Elections in Cuyahoga County Next Year”
Ned Foley has this interesting commentary on the Moritz site. It begins: “Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State, is justified in seeking removal of all four members of the Cuyahoga County elections board, who ultimately hold responsibility for the egregious… Continue reading
Crawford, and the Partisan Affiliation of Judges Deciding the Voter Identification/Election Administration Cases, with a Note on Wikipedia
When the Seventh Circuit first decided Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, upholding Indiana’s voter identification law against a constitutional challenge on a 2-1 vote, I asked the following question: “In the face of little evidence of either voter fraud… Continue reading
“Citizen K Street”
The Washington Post wraps up its five week series on lobbyist Gerald S.J. Cassidy today. Here is the introductory material:
Thirty-eight years ago, a young lawyer named Gerald S. J. Cassidy left his job in Florida on a legal aid… Continue reading
Landsberg: “Free at Last to Vote”
Brian Landsberg’s new book, “Free at Last to Vote: The Alabama Origins of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” has just been published by Kansas. Here is the description:
Although the heroism of last century’s freedom marches will long… Continue reading
“ACS Briefing: Campaign Finance Law, Issue Advocacy, and the Supreme Court”
On April 12 (this Thursday), ACS is holding this preview of the oral arguments in WRTL v. FEC, featuring:
Michael B. Trister, Partner, Lichtman, Trister & Ross, PLLC
Benjamin L. Ginsberg, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
Paul S. Ryan, FEC Program… Continue reading
“EAC Blasted Again For Burying Study”
Roll Call offers this must-read report ($). It quotes an anonymous source as follows:
Another individual familiar with the study, who requested not to be named, said the commission’s unanimous decision not to adopt the Rutgers study had little to… Continue reading
“Final documents to be filed in Noxubee discrimination case”
AP offers this report.