“No Country for Close Calls”
Nate Silver and Andrew Gelman have written this interesting NYT oped.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
“Suppressing the Vote in Florida”
The NY Times offers this editorial. I am left asking the question: “What Would Crist Do if this thing passes the state legislature?
“Voting Rights Act has passionate, strong advocate in Sensenbrenner”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this report.
“Time Nears for Pawlenty to Cast His Vote”
More talk from the Minnesota governor that he might wait for a follow-on federal lawsuit before issuing an election certificate. I’ve expressed my skepticism of the federal lawsuit already, but if Coleman is going to file one, why not file… Continue reading
“GOP power grab is an affront to voters”
The St. Petersburg Times offers this editorial, which begins: “Republican legislative leaders have lost all sense of shame with their 11th-hour bill to roll back voting rights in Florida. The legislation is so disgraceful it is no wonder a… Continue reading
Did West Virginia’s Sore Loser Law Prevent Sen. McCain from Choosing Sen. Lieberman as a Running Mate?
Scott Johnson of Powerline More Skeptical than WSJ of Coleman Equal Protection Argument
Johnson: “I am sorry to say that reading the decision persuades me that the Journal’s encouragement of Senator Coleman’s pursuit of an appeal is misguided because he has no chance of winning such an appeal.”
Tony Mauro on NAMUDNO, Etc.
Is Norm Coleman Delaying By Not Filing His Notice of Appeal Early?
That’s the suggestion of Eric Black. I don’t buy it. Though it is true that there’s nothing to study in order to fill out a form for the notice of appeal, Eric is missing the bigger picture: waiting until… Continue reading
Interesting Case Involving Party Loyalty Oath and Section 5 Preclearance in Mississippi
A federal district court has issued this judgment and this opinion in Lowe v. Democratic Municipal Executive Committee of the City of Leland, Mississippi. The Democrats are expected to appeal to the 5th Circuit.
“Mr. Obama’s Chance to Fix the F.E.C.”
The NY Times offers this editorial.
Norm Coleman in His Own Words on the Appeal to the State Supreme Court
See here.
In the Election Law Mailbag
Stephen K. Medvic, Campaigns and Elections: Players and Processes (2010)
Robert B. Thompson & Paul H. Edelman, Corporate Voting, 62 Vand. L. Rev. 129 (2009)
Ellen Katz’s NAMUDNO Preview for the ABA
Read it here.