“The U.S. Government on Voter Photo ID: The Argument from ‘Corruption'”
Bob Bauer has written this post .
Monthly Archives: December 2007
“FEC draft: Edwards contributions not matchable”
Ben Smith has this blog post at The Politico.
“The Genetic Basis of Political Participation”
This draft by Fowler, Baker and Dawes looks interesting. Here is the abstract:
The decision to vote has puzzled scholars for decades. Theoretical models predict little or no participation in large population elections and empirical models have typically explained only… Continue reading
“ILLEGAL ALIEN ISSUE ADDED TO SUPREME COURT VOTER ID CASE”
See this press release.
“At least 57 lacked photo IDs in November elections”
AP offers this report from Georgia. So what is the response of those who claim there are no potential plaintiffs in Georgia (or Indiana) disenfranchised by voter id? That 57 is a small number? It would not surprise me at… Continue reading
“CLC Files Comments in SpeechNow.org Advisory Opinion Proceeding”
See here.
DOJ Files Amicus Brief Supporting State of Indiana in Voter ID Case
This is disappointing, but not entirely unexpected. I think this decision will prove controversial given the position the DOJ has taken in pushing the line in recent years that there is a great deal of voter fraud—and the apparent… Continue reading
Attack on Immanuel Kant: Should It Be Subject to the WRTL Exemption for “Issue Ads”?
See here. In my view, because of the line “Wrong on Metaphysics, wrong for America,” this ad would not be entitled to WRTL’s safe harbor exemption, but could be paid for with corporate or union funds under the FEC’s… Continue reading
Bauer on the Ron Paul Blimp
See here. See also this Washington Post report.
“Schwarzenegger Redistricting Plan Could Cost Democrats Six Assembly Seats and Two in the Senate”
See this post at the California Progress Report.
Two on Public Financing
USA today offers an editorial, “Our view on elections: 5 reasons for public financing.” Brad Smith has written this reply, “No Welfare for Politicians.”
“Why Counting Votes Doesn’t Add Up: A Response to Cox and Miles’ ‘Judging the Voting Rights Act'”
Ellen Katz and Anna Baldwin have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In Judging the Voting Rights Act, Professors Adam B. Cox and Thomas J. Miles posit that their findings “contrast” and “cast doubt” on the core… Continue reading
Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Nebraska, Puerto Rico, and South Dakota File Brief Supporting Indiana in Voter ID Case
You can find the amicus brief of these states here. Am I correct that all of the state attorneys general (listed on page 2 of the pdf) are Republicans? [Disclosure: I have filed an amicus brief supporting petitioners in… Continue reading
“Super Donors”
Eliza Newlin Carney has written this cover story (free access) for the new issue of National Journal. A brief description from the website: “A small group of lobbyists routinely hits the limit (now $108,200) on what an individual may donate… Continue reading