JURIST has this report on yesterday’s opinion from the Ninth Circuit in Nader v. Brewer. The unanimous opinion struck down Arizona’s early filing deadline for independent candidates to get on the ballot, as well as its prohibition on non-residents circulating… Continue reading

See this story from Gannett and this press release, which includes the text of the letter from Senators Akaka, Feinstein and Kerry. The letter opines that “the Hatch Act does not prohibit outside groups, partisan or otherwise, from registering… Continue reading

Democracy 21 has posted this letter from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. It responds to an earlier letter from Democracy 21, urging DOJ to closely monitor the activites of 527 and nonprofit groups. DOJ’s reply says “we intend… Continue reading

The Boston Globe has this report.

I’m off to Israel tomorrow through July 23. I’ll be blogging lightly, if at all, during that period. Dan Tokaji will be guest blogging. I also won’t have regular email access. Back to regular blogging around July 24. Enjoy your… Continue reading

See this interesting item from The Oregonian.

The Campaign Legal Center is urging the newly-reconstituted FEC to quickly implement HLOGA bundling and travel provisions. Meanwhile, a group of labor and non-profit lawyers have sent this letter to the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House… Continue reading

Bob Bauer’s latest. Read his parsing of Day and Justice Alito’s treatment of unequal contribution limits for candidates and see if you are as sanguine as Bob.

This article appeared in the Oakland Tribune. I think sustained opposition from the civil rights community in California will make it very difficult to pass redistricting reform in the wake of the state Democratic Party’s opposition. In light of the… Continue reading

NPR offers this report.

Katrina Vanden Heuvel has written this essay on election reform in The Nation.

Heather Gerken has written this post on Archon Fong’s interesting idea. On a somewhat related note, I often think about what Florida 2000 what have been like had the blogosphere been in bloom. I’m guessing the Democrats would not… Continue reading

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Bob Bauer takes issue with my calling his position on public financing plans in light of FEC v. Davis rose-colored. Here is what I originally wrote on this point on the day Davis was decided: I am often called… Continue reading