You can find the EAC’s letter here and Wang’s lawyer’s response here. Upon reading the EAC letter, I have to agree with Wang’s lawyer that this is an inadequate and confusing response that does not clarify Wang’s rights. I… Continue reading
Aggarwal, Meschke, and Wang have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
We examine corporate contributions to political candidates for federal offices in the United States from 1991 to 2004. We find that firms that donate have operating… Continue reading
Is election administration getting politicized even in Australia? See this report from the Australian Broadcasting Company, that interviews Norm Kelly of the Australian Democratic Audit and former AEC head Colin Hughes.
I have posted the opinion in Moore v. Putnam County Community School District # 535 here. [corrected link] Still no word on the constitutionality of Putnam County’s spelling bee.
Apolitical non-policymaking employees get the same protections against patronage employment practices as employees from the “out” party, according to this 2-1 decision from the Third Circuit. Link via How Appealing.
The Wall Street Journal offers this editorial. A snippet: “Mayor Bloomberg, in his regular denials that he intends to run for President, likes to note that a ‘short, Jewish, divorced billionaire’ doesn’t sound very electable. We’re not sure how… Continue reading
Prompted by Congress’ ongoing investigation of the Justice Department, Gerry Hebert and Margie Burns each offer thoughts on alleged vote caging by Republican operatives.
Frances Hill has this post on the Campaign Legal Center Blog, prompted by yesterday’s NY Times story on John Edwards’ use of nonprofits. Hill, like Bauer, invokes Casablanca (I’m shocked, shocked …).
Invoking Casablanca (“This place is full of vultures, vultures everywhere!”), Bob Bauer shares these thoughts on watchdog groups’ objections to a proposed disclosure requirement for those filing ethics complaints reported in The Hill.