Busier than Usual
I’m now on the committee taking care of this at Loyola. I wish it did not coincide with the 2008 election.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Florida Mail-in Do-Over Primary: “What do we have to lose?”
Marc Ambinder quotes a Democratic Party official asking what the party has to lose by holding a mail-in primary in Florida. Here are the top three risks:
1. An election meltdown. As I have noted,”there’s something especially worrisome about… Continue reading
The Latest on the Texas Caucus Mess
“Senate panel ponders election fraud again”
McClatchy offers this report.
“Florida’s Mail-In Primary Plan Opens Rifts”
“Clinton and Obama Split Over Florida and Michigan”
This article will appear in tomorrow’s NY Times.
“On the Causes and Consequences of and Remedies for Interstate Malapportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives”
This article appears in the latest Perspectives on Politics.
“Vote Buying or Turnout Buying? Machine Politics and the Secret Ballot”
This interesting article by Simeon Nichter appears in the latest APSR.
Links to Hearing Video, Statements, Testimony and Letters in Senate Rules Committee Hearing on Voter ID
Find it all here.
“Would Bush’s Justice Department Have To OK New Florida, Michigan Mail Primaries?”
Mark Ambinder has this new post.
“Fashioning a Constitutional Voter-Identification Requirement”
Sam Langholz has written this student note for the Iowa Law Review.
The latest on the Citizens United Appeal to the Supreme Court
Analysis and links to the supplemental briefs from Lyle Denniston here.
EAC’s Inspector General Report on Vote Fraud Investigation Released
You can find it here. It is a fascinating read, in which the cast of characters (once again) includes Hans von Spakovsky. The report found no evidence the report was changed for “political motivations,” though there are plenty of… Continue reading
“The Problems with All-Mail Elections”
Dan Tokaji has this important post on the Equal Vote blog.