“Pawlenty vetoes Motor Voter registration bill”
The Star Tribune offers this report.
Monthly Archives: May 2009
“Controversial voter ID bill threatens walkout at Texas Capitol”
The latest from Texas.
“Director’s Note: Would the Last One out Please Turn out the Lights?”
That’s the lead in the latest Electionline Weekly.
“3-3 Votes On The FEC: Why So Frequent? What Do They Mean?”
Larry Norton and Friends:
So is anything different now? Yes and no. The current crop of 3-3 votes, while split along party lines, certainly cannot be characterized as protecting party members and loyalists. The three Democrats are repeatedly voting… Continue reading
Judge Wood and the Conventional Wisdom
The common wisdom now catches up. Intrade too now reflects Wood in the lead.
My analysis of Judge Wood’s election law opinions is here.
“Herbkershman, Richie: Time to run off runoffs”
See this oped in The State.
Views of Assistant AG for Civil Rights Nominee Perez on Voter ID and Crawford
Via this post at BLT on delays in the judiciary committee’s consideration of two appellate court nominees and DOJ Nominee Thomas Perez comes these answers from Mr. Perez on voting, voter id, Crawford, and overseas and military voting.
Roll Call Editorial on Military Voting
Here.
“Tiebreaking Vote Cast by Dead Man; Runoff Required”
“Poll: Coleman should concede, voters say”
The Star Tribune offers this report.
“Even if voter ID comes up, it may not pass the House”
This post appears at the Dallas Morning News opinion blog.
Judge Wood and Election Law
With speculation continuing to swirl about the possibility that President Obama will nominate Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit to the Supreme Court, I thought I would take a look at some of the judge’s opinions in the field… Continue reading
“Judge recommends dismissal of Ohio ACORN lawsuit”
The Michigan Messenger reports.
“California voters exercise their power — and that’s the problem”
Michael Finnegan offers this perceptive analysis in the Los Angeles Times. I don’t think a state constitutional convention is beyond the realm of possibilities at this point in California.