“Schumer Urges DOJ: Sue States that Flout Voter Registration Law”
Sen. Schumer has issued this press release. See also this release from Demos.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
“FEC Deadlocks on the Rise”
Roll Call offered this report on Monday ($). See also this BNA report ($).
“Franken Exends Lead over Coleman”
The latest from Minnesota.
Watch the Akhil Amar Lecture on Bush v. Gore
Here, on the Florida Law Review‘s website.
Now the Absentee Ballot Counting Begins in the NY-20
See here.
Eliza on NAMUDNO
See here.
Michael McDonald on the CPS and Latest Voter Turnout Figures
See here.
“Group Challenges IRS’s Use of Political Activities Test to Intrude on Charities’ First Amendment Rights”
TaxProf has the details.
“Senate recount down to 387 ballots – and almost certain appeal”
The Star-Tribune offers this report. A snippet: “In an interview with MSNBC on Monday, Pawlenty told a reporter that ‘you shouldn’t assume that Norm Coleman is going to lose the appeal. He has legitimate issues raised.” Pawlenty speculated that… Continue reading
“Inventing the Right to Vote in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board“
Thomas Basile has written this case note for the Harvard Journal on Law and Public Policy.
“Canonizing the Civil Rights Revolution: The People and the Poll Tax”
Bruce Ackerman and Jennifer Nou have written this article for the Northwestern University Law Review.
Like a Candle in the Wind…
…the complaint against Elton John and Hillary Clinton has been dismissed by the FEC. A foreign national’s donation of volunteer services (in this case, the concert) does not run afoul of federal campaign finance laws.
And on that note, next… Continue reading
Another Voter ID Hearing in Texas
See here.
“Can the Democracy Index cause election reform?”
See here.