“ACLU Urges Department Of Justice To Object To Changes In County Board Elections In Georgia”
See this press release.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
“On Judicial Elections and Judicial Recusal”
This post appears at the BLT.
” The Voting Rights Act Through the Justices’ Eyes: NAMUDNO and Beyond”
Joshua Douglas has written this article for the Texas Law Review‘s online companion.
Dept. of “Uh, Oh”
Times-Standard (CA): “Eureka City Schools school board candidate Gaye Gerdts had a plan to win the hearts and votes of the roughly 7,000 people living in her 1st Ward. The only problem was, unbeknownst to Gerdts — and apparently… Continue reading
“CA TTBR Investigators Send Letter to the EAC”
Joe Hall offers this blog post. It begins:
Today we sent a letter to the Election Assistance Commission signed by a number of the investigators involved in the California Secretary of State’s Top-to-Bottom Review of voting systems.
The letter… Continue reading
“The Reform of Campaign Expert Bauer”
Roll Call offers this must-read profile of Bob Bauer. ($) It includes this nugget on the EMILY’s List case: “Although most experts agree the case’s judges overreached in deciding it, sources say the decision is causing Bauer considerable discomfort. The… Continue reading
CA Gov. Vetoes Measure Barring Initiative Circulators from Being Paid Per Signature
Adam Liptak on the “Honest Services” Cases Before the Supreme Court
See here.
“Democracy in a Mobile America”
Scott Novakowski has written this post for the Demos blog.
Interesting Update to McCain Bundling Numbers
When I wrote my chapter on presidential primary campaign finance changes for this volume, I included the following sentence: “In the 2008 campaign, as of August 18, 2008, 534 bundlers raised at least $75,750,000 for McCain, and 509 bundlers… Continue reading
“How the Obama Administration Threatens to Undermine Our Elections”
John Fund’s latest. As a strong supporter of universal voter registration, I look forward (with considerable skepticism) to reading how Fund will explain how “‘universal voter registration[‘ is] a reform that is already used in a half dozen states… Continue reading
CA to Allow 17 Year Olds to Pre-Register to Vote
See here, noting the approval of AB 30.
California Chief Justice George Blames “Dysfunctional” California State Government on the Initiative Process
Howard rounds up the stories. If anyone has a link to Chief Justice George’s speech to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, please send it along.
Elmendorf on “Refining the Democracy Canon”
Next month, the Stanford Law Review will publish my article, “The Democracy Canon.” Chris Elmendorf has written an article (forthcoming Cornell Law Review) responding to my article. Cornell will also publish a response from me (which I will post… Continue reading