Ned Foley has written this interesting Legal Times commentary, suggesting an “amicus court” as a first step toward an election law tribunal to handle election law cases.
The Texas Observer offers this article, with the subhead: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott prosecutes Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring Republican ballot-box stuffing.”
Following up on this post, BNA Money and Politics Report ($) quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying he won’t consent to “paired” nominees to break the FEC impasse.
I have a theory as to why that will… Continue reading
The Olympian offers this report, which begins: “The ballot design for the state’s first top-two primary is in, and candidates will have quite a bit of leeway to describe their party ‘preferences,’ officials with Secretary of State Sam Reed… Continue reading
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “The Senate moved yesterday toward asking the Justice Department for a criminal investigation of a $10 million legislative earmark whose provisions were mysteriously altered after Congress gave final approval to a… Continue reading