“Disenfranchising Felons (or How William Rehnquist Earned His Stripes)”
Frank Askin has written this article (reposted with permission) for the Rutgers Law Review.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Voting Rights Act Section 2 Case; Fails to Rule on Citizens United Appeal
The Supreme Court this morning granted cert in Bartlett v. Strickland. The question presented is “Whether a racial minority group that constitutes less than 50% of a proposed district’s population can state a vote dilution claim under Section 2 of… Continue reading
“Legislation for Do-Over is in Limbo”
The Detroit News offers this report.
“Don’t Go Postal”
John Fund and I agree about the Florida mail-in revote problems. (I don’t get to write sentences that begin “John Fund and I agree” all that often!).
Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Vote Trading Case
You can find Judge Kleinfeld’s dissent (joined by two other judges) here. I don’t know if the state will appeal to the Supreme Court. If the state does, I think there’s a fair chance the Court would take the… Continue reading
“Behind Closed Doors, Democrats Seek Answers”
John Harwood of the NYT has posted this analysis of the Michigan/Florida situation.
House of Lords Issues Interesting Decision Upholding Ban on Election-Related Advertising
Check out this decision in Animal Defenders International. Particularly interesting (as Keith Ewing pointed out to me) is Baroness Hale’s opinion:
47. There was an elephant in the committee room, always there but never mentioned, when we heard this case.… Continue reading
The Latest on Michigan and Florida Do-Overs
The NY Times offers Delegate Battles Snarl Democrats in Two States and For Florida, Warnings of Complexity of Mail-In Voting. And the half-Nelson gains traction.
“June 3 Is Target for Michigan Do – Over”
AP offers this report.
Meanwhile, it looks like a half-Nelson for Florida.
Paying for Prostitution with Campaign Funds
The Brennan Center has this Gov. Spitzer related post.
Tova Wang Issues Comment on EAC IG Report
Tova Wang asked me to post the following:
While I have many issues with the way in which our work was characterized by the Inspector General in his report on the EAC study on fraud and intimidation, there is one… Continue reading
More on Political Pressure at the EAC on the Voter ID Report, and the Value of the IG Investigation (Not to Mention Another Reason for Hans von Spakovsky to Withdraw His FEC Nomination)
Gerry Hebert’s must read post is here [corrected link]. BNA’s Money and Politics Report offers this report ($) which begins “Paul DeGregorio, a Republican former commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, butted heads with Federal Election Commission nominee Hans… Continue reading
“Do Dogs Vote in St. Louis? Senators Spar over the Need for Voters to Show Photo ID”
Project Vote has this post on its blog.
“Architect of Florida Mail-In Vote Says Its Chances Are Poor”
The NY Times offers this report. See also this Washington Post report.
Michael McDonald writes an analysis of the Florida mail in vote and racial disparities. It begins: “This analysis shows that African-Americans are more frequently affected by… Continue reading