“SCHUMER, CHAMBLISS & NELSON ANNOUNCE KEY SENATE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BIPARTISAN BILL TO MAKE VOTING EASIER FOR MILITARY VOTERS”
See this press release.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
“FEC Ready to Consider Competing Drafts Of Advisory on ‘Political Committee’ Status”
BNA reports ($): “The Federal Election Commission is set to consider July 16 two competing draft advisory opinions regarding a key legal issue — ‘political committee’ status — with the dueling drafts suggesting that the FEC commissioners may again be… Continue reading
Judge Sotomayor Exchanges on Election Law Issues
With Senator Cardin on NAMUDNO:
CARDIN: In the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder, one justice on the court in dictum challenged Congress’s authority to extend this civil rights case. Now, I say that knowing your view… Continue reading
“Demos Announces Two Key Appointments in Democracy Program”
Demos: Brenda Wright moves up; Tova Wang moves in.
2009 Election Law Casebook Supplement Now Available
The 2009 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, and Tokaji, Election Law–Cases and Materials (4th ed. 2008), is now available for download at this link:
https://electionlawblog.org/archives/2009-supp-final.pdf
The Supplement is up-to-date, and includes edited versions of NAMUDNO and Caperton v. Massey, along with… Continue reading
Senate Rules Committee Adopts Sen. Bennett Amendments on Military Voters Bill
You can watch the hearing here. Because there was no quorum, a final vote on passing this measure out of the committee was delayed, but its outcome is not in doubt. The committee approved Ranking Member Bennett’s proposed amendments… Continue reading
Fuller Opinion in Euclid Voting Rights Act Section 2 case
On June 29, I reported on this order in a Euclid, Ohio voting rights case in which the U.S. opposed a cumulative voting/limited voting remedy. The judge then promised a fuller opinion, and I have now posted it here.… Continue reading
Judge Sotomayor Questioned about NAMUDNO, Hayden v. Pataki
See the live blog entries here at SCOTUSBlog, beginning at 10:11 am. When a transcript is available later, I’ll post it. And if anyone hears a discussion about campaign finance, let me know. I’m not listening to the hearings. (Last… Continue reading
“Viewpoint: If My Election Isn’t Broken, Don’t Fix It: The Limits of Voter Confidence Measures and Public Opinion on Election Reform”
Molly Reynolds offers these thoughts.
Getting Tougher to Get an ID for Voting in Indiana?
See here.
Can the California Judiciary Fix California’s Structural Budget Problems Through Election Law Litigation?
The LA Times offers Cries for reform of California government come from all sides, mentioning a constitutional convention and other possible fixes.
But could the judiciary be cajoled to fix California’s budget problems through an election law challenge? See… Continue reading
“Sotomayor: Bush-Gore case brought needed change”
AP offers this report. Does anyone know if searchable transcripts are being made available of the questioning of Judge Sotomayor? UPDATE: Here is the transcript containing the Bush v. Gore exchange:
KOHL: Judge, Bush v. Gore. Many critics saw… Continue reading
New Lawsuit Challenges Bar Code as Violating Right to Secret Ballot in Washington State
See this press release. More here.
FEC Republican Commissioners Go on the Offensive
Caroline Hunter (Roll Call): “Any superficial allegations about what has happened over the past year reflect fundamental misperceptions about why the commission exists and how the commission operates. As borne out by the FEC’s deliberately crafted and statutorily prescribed structure,… Continue reading