New Link to Info about Wallison-Gora Book
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
“Decades of Campaign Finance Law Under Siege”
Tara Malloy and Gerry Hebert have written this extensive piece.
“Florida Republicans Withdraw Plan to Revise Voting Rules”
The NY Times offers this report.
Another Important Statement of Reasons from the Three Republican FEC Commissioners
This one on the American Leadership Project. Among other things, this is important for understanding these Commissioners’ views of the “major purpose test” for political committee status.
“Court Allows Steele Into RNC Lawsuit Challenging FEC Soft-Money Restrictions”
BNA reports.
“Supreme Court Got It Wrong: Contribution Limits Don’t Hamper Electoral Competition”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy offers this blog post about a new report, “Electoral Competition and Low Contribution Limits,” which she has co-authored with Kahlil Williams and Dr. Thomas Stratmann.
Off to DC
I’ll be speaking at this Brennan Center event Friday. Regular blogging to resume Monday.
Hebert Takes on von Spakovsky on Bailout and the VRA
See here.
Rules Committee Hearing on Military and Overseas Voters
I’ve just received the following notice: “There will be a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Administration on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in SR-301, Russell Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on Problems for Military and… Continue reading
Election Reform Still on Schwarzenegger Agenda Post-Governorship
That’s according to this NY Times profile. I discuss the governor, direct democracy, and election reform in this forthcoming review essay in the California Law Review.
“A ‘Post-Racial’ Assault on Voting Rights”
Adam Serwer has written this article on NAMUDNO for the American Prospect.
In the Election Law Mailbag
Reforming the Presidential Nomination Process (Steven S. Smith and Melanie J. Springer, eds., Brookings Institution Press 2009)
Todd Donovan, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Daniel A. Smith, Political Engagement, Mobilization, and Direct Democracy, Public Opinion Quarterly 2009 73(1):98-118.
Peter J.… Continue reading
“Deep-pocketed donors want campaign finance reform”
CNN has this blog post.
A Revised Version of “The Democracy Canon”
I’ve posted an updated draft on SSRN. My plan is to update it again to take into account developments in the Coleman-Franken case (which has a very juicy Democracy Canon issue in it). The article will be out in the… Continue reading