“Assembly Republican leader introduces new redistricting plan”
The Sacramento Bee offers this report on a proposal for a randomly chosen citizen commission to do redistricting in California.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
“Are America’s Elections Fair and Competent?”
American University’s Center for Democracy and Election Management is running this conference on June 13. See also this conference agenda and this press release.
“Justice official is said to have favored GOP loyalists; Bradley Schlozman is slated to testify Tuesday in the U.S. attorneys investigation.”
“The Great Voter-Fraud Myth”
Eric Rauchway has written this New Republic Online commentary.
“Third Party To End All Parties”
Eliza Newlin Carney’s latest Rules of the Game column from National Journal is about Unity ’08.
“Gill gets the GOP nod in 51st”
See this story from Virginia, which begins: “After hours of deliberation about overvotes cast in the Prince William County Republican Party’s convention, Faisal Gill was declared the party’s nominee for the 51st House of Delegates seat, getting just eight votes… Continue reading
Michael Toner to Serve as Fred Thompson General Counsel if Thompson Runs for President
See here.
Kennedy and Gore Campaigns Engaging in Vote Suppression?
That’s what Bob Shrum says, according to Bob Bauer.
“Battle Brewing Over FEC Choice”
In this post I wrote “I would not be surprised to see some very pointed questions for Hans Von Spakovksy, during this Rules Committee hearing (click on link for webcast during time of hearing) on Commissioner van Spakovsky’s, Lenhard’s, Mason’s,… Continue reading
“DOJ Probes Turn to Civil Rights Division; Judiciary Committee to question ex-official Schlozman while internal investigation looks at hiring practices”
Legal Times offers this report on this Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for Tuesday, which will also feature former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves, whom Schlozman temporarily replaced.
Judiciary isn’t the only committee that might be probing voter fraud/DOJ politicization/US Attorney… Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Upholds Spending Limits in College Student Elections
Via How Appealing comes a link to this unanimous opinion of the Ninth Circuit in Flint v. Dennison. From the conclusion:
By creating a student election process, the University of Montana has opened a limited public forum dedicated to allow… Continue reading
“Want to understand the DOJ scandals? Just follow the voter suppression schemes”
Jack Balkin has this very interesting post on Balkinization.
More on Politics in the DOJ’s Voting Rights Section
“FEC Reduces Kerry Campaign Repayment; Audit Findings Could Be Decreased Further”
BNA Money and Politics Report offers this report ($), which begins: “The Federal Election Commission voted May 31 to accept but modify FEC staff recommendations that Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) presidential campaign should repay the U.S. Treasury more than $1… Continue reading