Balkinization now has the fifth and final installment in Heather Gerken’s “Setting the Agenda” series. Here’s an excerpt: … I’ll close by saying a bit about the underlying assumptions behind the proposals I have described and explaining why I think… Continue reading

You can now find statements and video from yesterday’s hearing on S. 1285 here on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee site. Nick Nyhart, who testified at the hearing, offers his thoughts on the hearing here on the Huffington Post.… Continue reading

Gerry Hebert offers these thoughts on Hans von Spakovsky’s testimony before the Senate Rules Committee last week. A snippet: “His answers for the most part consisted of a three prong defense: I don’t recall; I was not making the decisions,… Continue reading

The event will take place on August 6, 2007 in Boston. See here for more details, including the program schedule.

Heather Gerken’s latest post in her “Setting the Agenda” series may be found here. This one’s on “Creating a Virtuous Cycle Through Shaming.”

Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have asked the Justice Department to investigate the alleged “caging” of predominantly African American voters in Jacksonville, Florida by the RNC in 2004. The AP has this report, and the text of… Continue reading

The AP has this report on a case to be considered by the Missouri Supreme Court Thursday, including Republican allegations that Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon has a conflict of interest given his plans to challenge Republican Governor Matt Blunt… Continue reading

The AP has this report and the Arizona Republic this one, on an Arizona bill (H.B. 2690) that would reportedly make “sweeping changes” to the state’s public finance system, including increased funding levels for participating candidates, looser reporting requirements,… Continue reading

A Florida appellate court yesterday issued this brief opinion denying a petition for certiorari filed by Christine Jennings. Her petition sought review of a trial court order denying discovery, including access to source code of the ES&S electronic voting machines… Continue reading

The AP has this report on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would establish a nine-person redistricting comission.

The U.S. Senate’s Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10 am ET on the proposed “Fair Elections Now Act” (S. 1285), sponsored by Senators Durbin and Spector. BNA has this report (subscription required), which… Continue reading

Ned Foley offers this comment on the Election Law @ Moritz site, proposing a new system for resolving election contests.

Bob Bauer has this post, commenting on Heather Gerken’s proposals to harness politican’s self-interest to serve the interests of voters.

Heather Gerken has posted Part III in her series on election reform scholarship, this one entitled “Providing Citizens Better Cues.”