Matthew Sanderson, who has written this Election Law Journal article on political cybersquatting, has written this guest post: Nearly a decade ago, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and took aim at the practices… Continue reading

AP offers this report.

In my post Monday on the DOJ’s rejection of Georgia’s voter verification system, I wrote: “What to make of this development? To supporters of section 5, like me, it is one small piece of evidence that section 5 is still… Continue reading

I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Florida Law Review (December 2009)). Here is the abstract: This brief essay responds to Professor Akhil Amar’s Dunwoody Lecture at the University of Florida, “Bush, Gore, Florida, and the Constitution.” In some… Continue reading

The Minnesota Independent offers this report.

Wow. The arrest came the day before the election. This is very troubling. UPDATE: Apparently the council member himself was not up for reelection. I think an arrest for a charge like this the day before an election… Continue reading

I got a call from a reporter the other day about some allegations of voter fraud in Beverly Hills. I told the reporter that claims of voter fraud should be thoroughly investigated, but that in my experience investigation usually reveals… Continue reading

NY Times: At a news conference in St. Paul called to discuss his plans, Mr. Pawlenty also made clear that he would follow the directive of the State Supreme Court and ratify whomever it declared the victor in the… Continue reading

Theresa Amato, Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny (New Press 2009) Abigail Thernstrom, Voting Rights and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections (AEI 2009)

Gov. Pawlenty won’t seek third term.

AP offers this report. My earlier coverage is here.

City News Service reports.

See here.

NY Times Star-Tribune Politico LA Times MPR Pioneer Press Minnesota Independent Jay Weiner My earlier roundup is here, my analysis of the oral argument yesterday is here, my discussion of the case on KCRW’s “To the Point” is… Continue reading