“Midwest Voter Registration Data-Sharing Project Moves Forward”
This is the very interesting lead story in this week’s Electionline.org newsletter.
Monthly Archives: December 2007
“Right to Vote Trumps Mistakes”
See this story from Tennessee.
“Michael Moore, The Sequel: Mr. Bopp Back In Court, and In the Theatres”
Bob Bauer’s latest post concludes: “No one without money to spare should bet it against Bopp in this case.”
Persily Article on Renewed VRA Now Available; Ellen Katz and Rick Pildes Comment
Nate’s Yale Law Journal article on the renewed VRA is now available. Ellen Katz has written this commentary and Rick Pildes has written this commentary. These are all absolute must-reads. Rick P.’s piece really captures the exasperation I felt… Continue reading
“Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Allow Preemptive Strikes in Elections”
Steven Rosenfeld has written this for AlterNet.
“Judicial Campaign Contribution Quid Fails to Produce Quo”
James Sample has written this post for the Huffington Post.
BNA on the FEC’s WRTL E&J
See here ($), echoing some of the recent comments I’ve made on this blog.
Republicans Apparently Have Dropped Voter Fraud Allegations in Muncie, Indiana Recount
See here. See also here, which begins: “Ninety percent of the voter fraud cases that came out of East Chicago in 2003 have been successfully prosecuted, Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter said Wednesday.” I get the sense that… Continue reading
“Voter ID in HAVA and The Case for Preemption”
Bob Bauer’s latest.
“More Planning Needed to Prepare for ’08 Election”
Steve Huefner, Dan Tokaji, and Ned Foley have written this Roll Call oped ($).
Jim Bopp’s Next Step: Challenging McCain-Feingold’s Disclosure Provisions for Issue Ads
Via email comes news of a press conference about a new lawsuit:
On Thursday, December 13 at 11:00 a.m. EST, Citizens United will file a challenge to the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Citizens United has retained James Bopp Jr.,… Continue reading
“No Matching Funds to Block”
See this interesting post about the presidential public financing system at the CLC blog.
“BMV pursuing thousands of ID discrepancies”
Is this going to cost many Indiana residents their right to cast a ballot that will count?
“An odd civics lesson for 7 L.A. schools”
The LA Times offers this report on an interesting election procedure used yesterday in 7 Los Angeles schools. I’d be interested in hearing from others whether this kind of election is entitled to a Salyer Land type “special purpose district”… Continue reading