Monthly Archives: May 2007

Pleadings Begin to Get Filed in NAMUDNO Case, Challenging Constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

May 16, 2007, 11:22 amvra renewal guest bloggingRick Hasen

You can find the brief of Public Citizen, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, NAACP’s Austin and Texas branches, NAACP-Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, American Civil Liberties Union, and People for the American Way here. You… Continue reading

NY Times Editorializes in Favor of the Holt Bill

May 16, 2007, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here.

“The Cost of a GOP Myth”

May 16, 2007, 7:26 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Harold Myerson has this Washington Post column on the U.S. Attorney/voter fraud controversy, which discusses Lori Minnite’s excellent report on voter fraud allegations.

“A third party? This could be the time”

May 16, 2007, 7:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The LA Times offers this report.

“The Voter Fraud Fraud”

May 16, 2007, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Slate catches up with the EAC voter fraud controversy by posting parts of the draft Wang/Seberov documents leaked last month to the NY Times.

“Chaos breaks out in Senate over Voter ID bill “

May 15, 2007, 3:56 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here. What an embarrassment for Texas, especially given the earlier shenanigans. If there were pervasive evidence of polling place voter fraud, perhaps such tactics could be justified. But there isn’t.

Pildes on Cox, The Temporal Dimension of Voting Rights

May 15, 2007, 6:30 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I earlier linked to Adam Cox’s new Virginia Law Review article, The Temporal Dimension of Voting Rights. Rick Pildes has now responded with “What Kind of Right is the ‘Right to Vote’?” at In Brief, the online companion to… Continue reading

“FEC Renews Battle to Prevent New Rule for Section 527 Groups”

May 15, 2007, 6:26 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

BNA Money and Politics Report offers this report ($), which begins: “Lawyers for the Federal Election Commission have renewed the FEC’s legal defense in recent court filings against a bid to require a new regulation to rein in so-called Section… Continue reading

“Updating the Electoral College: The National Popular Vote Legislation”

May 15, 2007, 6:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This article by Stanley Chang appears in the Winter 2007 issue of the Harvard Journal on Legislation(Volume 44, Number 1).

Will The Supreme Court Dismiss Davenport v. WEA, the Washington Union Fees Case, Without Deciding it?

May 15, 2007, 6:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

That’s certainly possible given these developments noted by Marty Lederman at SCOTUSblog.

“Elections panel leader opposes part of voting bill”

May 15, 2007, 6:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Miami Herald offers this report, which begins: “In a sharply worded letter to Gov. Charlie Crist, the head of the Florida Elections Commission says a bill now sitting on Crist’s desk would make it impossible for the state… Continue reading

FEC Nomination Hearings Before Senate Rules Commitee June 13

May 14, 2007, 2:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here. They will be webcast.

“Voter-Fraud Complaints by GOP Drove Dismissals”

May 14, 2007, 8:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Washington Post offers this must-read report, which begins: “Nearly half the U.S. attorneys slated for removal by the administration last year were targets of Republican complaints that they were lax on voter fraud, including efforts by presidential adviser… Continue reading

“Election crisis had brewed for weeks; Amid miscommunication and confusion, clerk didn’t seek help”

May 14, 2007, 8:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Indy Star reports on the election meltdown in Marion County, Indiana. Gary Welsh writes: “Can you imagine if this had happened under the management of a Republican officeholder? There would have already been a lawsuit filed, and the… Continue reading