“N.C. Electoral College may go”
The Asheville Citizen-Times offers this report.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
“Straight Talk and Cold Cash”
U.S. News offers this report on Senator McCain. A snippet: “McCain has positioned himself as a die-hard opponent of special-interest influence. But a U.S. News analysis of his 25-year legislative career shows he has been an avid seeker of special-interest… Continue reading
Bob Bauer Hits Post 1000 on His Website
McDonald Gets Tenure
Congratulations to Mike McDonald, who was just awarded tenure by George Mason University. Michael has done some very important work on election law-related issues.
“Best Practices for effective designs in election administration”
The EAC is having a “virtual public meeting” on issues of ballot design. Details here.
More Summary Judgment Motions in NAMUDNO
Following up on this post, here are more pleadings in NAMUDNO, the case raising the question of the constitutionality of the renewed section 5 of the VRA.
DOJ
Travis County
I received a copy of the MALDEF brief, but… Continue reading
“2 additional prosecutors were considered for ouster”
McClatchy offers this report, which begins: “The Justice Department last year considered firing two U.S. attorneys in Florida and Colorado, states where allegations of voter fraud and countercharges of voter intimidation have flown in recent years, congressional investigators have… Continue reading
The Nastiness Continues in Texas Over the Voter ID Bill
“Two UGA researchers: Democrats had cause to worry about the voter ID law”
This interesting item on Georgia’s voter id law appears on the Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s political blog. Notably, the academic paper was co-written by Charles Bullock. If anyone has a link to the paper, please send it along.
“GOP Halts Rule Change”
Roll Call offers this report ($), which begins: “Republicans threw the House floor into procedural chaos Wednesday in a successful attempt to thwart what they decried as a Democratic ‘power grab’ to alter House rules in a way that would… Continue reading
“Lobbying bill could trigger Hill firestorm”
The Hill offers this report, which begins: “The new lobbying reform bill could force grassroots organizations such as the Sierra Club, the National Rifle Association and NARAL Pro-Choice America to disclose large portions of their donor lists, threatening to… Continue reading
“Leaders split over plans to redistrict”
The Sacramento Bee offers this report, which begins: “Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata split Wednesday over Senate proposals to alter the way legislative and Board of Equalization districts are drawn. Perata jointly crafted… Continue reading
“States Weigh Financing Judges’ Elections”
AP offers this report (link via How Appealing).
Breaking News: Plaintiffs to File Cert Petition in Crawford, the Indiana Voter ID Case; Why the Supreme Court Should Take the Case
Via email comes news that the ACLU-represented plaintiffs, and the Indiana Democratic Party, will be filing separate but complementary cert petitions in the litigation challenging 7th Circuit opinion in the Indiana photo ID law. I recently posted on the election… Continue reading