“Connecting Dots from SpeechNow to WRTL III (or Its Functional Equivalent)”
Bob Bauer’s latest post.
Monthly Archives: May 2008
LULAC Complaint Against Texas Two-Step Now Available
Ed Still has posted it here.
“SMALL DONORS NOT A FACTOR IN HOUSE RACES; DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN FINANCIAL LEAD”
The latest release from the Campaign Finance Institute.
“The Myth of Voter Fraud”
The NY Times offers this editorial, which begins: “Missouri and at least 19 other states are considering passing laws that would force people to prove their citizenship before they can vote. These bills are not a sincere effort to… Continue reading
Missouri Voter ID Bill Moves Forward
“Legal but Controversial, It Helped Get Out the Vote”
The NY Times offers this report on payments of “street money” in Texas and Ohio by Sen. Clinton.
“Reid Presses Bush to Help End FEC Standoff”
The Hill offers this report.
Is Effective Redistricting Impossible Because of Voluntary Segregation of Voters by Political Preferences?
LULAC Sues Over Texas Primary/Caucus “Two-Step”
This AP article makes it sound that the suit raises both an argument that the system needed preclearance under Section 5 of the VRA and that it violates section 2. But I haven’t seen the complaint itself.
Bauer on Major Purpose, Leake, Speech Now, and the Center for Competitive Politics
Read this interesting post.
“Clinton Deadline Looms for Recouping $11 Million Personal Loan “
Bloomberg offers this report. The Washington Post offers Clinton Team Acknowledges $20 Million Debt.
More Women’s Voices, Women Vote Controversy
Josh Marshall notes this controversy from West Virginia.
“Disenfranchised Over There”
Hans von Spakovksy and Roman Buhler have written this article for the Weekly Standard. It has the subhead: “Let’s Defend the Voting Rights of Those Who Defend Us.”
Alan Wolfe on the Democratic Party’s Nomination Rules
Here, in the Washington Post’s Outlook.