“8 Years, 2 Lawsuits, and 3 Rulemakings for FEC to Get ‘Soft Money’ Provision Right”
Paul Ryan blogs.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Redline of House and Senate Versions of DISCLOSE Act
Read it here.
“Federal Court Declines To Block Elections System That Dilutes American Indian Vote In South Dakota”
The ACLU has issued this press release.
“Attacking Judges: The New Politics of State Supreme Court Election Campaigns”
Melinda Gann Hall has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Recent trends in judicial elections, including expensive rough-and-tumble campaigns characterized by televised attack advertising and politicized discourse, are causing advocacy groups and legal scholars to condemn the… Continue reading
Divided Eighth Circuit, Sitting En Banc, Decides Important Voting Rights Act section 2 case
The opinion is Cottier v. City of Martin, and it contains an interesting discussion in the dissent of the 65% rule, and Bartlett v. Strickland.
Ruth Marcus Suggests Arizona’s “Clean Elections” Public Financing Program and Nonpartisan Redistricting Could Be Responsible for Conservative Tilt
A very interesting column. I’m not at all sure that Marcus is right, but if she is, a more interesting question will be whether it will cause those on the left who like these election reforms to question them,… Continue reading
“Law professor wins $250,000 conservative prize”
The Columbus Dispatch offers this report, which begins: “A Capital University law professor is the recipient of a $250,000 prize for his scholarly work. Bradley A. Smith, a Granville resident and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, has… Continue reading
“Disclose Act Would Alter Committee IEs”
Roll Call offers this interesting report. It concludes: “According to one GOP attorney, opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision are realizing that they will have a difficult time challenging the constitutional right of outside groups to spend money, so… Continue reading
Schumer Wants to Improve the DISCLOSE Act With Small Donor Tweaks
Not the Schumer you were expecting.
“Wall Street Journal falsely claims ‘unions get a pass’ from campaign finance proposal”
Media Matters offers this post.
The Secretary of State Position as a Mixed Bag for Federal Office Stepping Stone
Ohio SOS Jennifer Brunner is not going to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate set.
Indiana SOS Todd Rokita secured the Republican nomination for Indiana’s 4th congressional district.
Kentucky SOS Trey Grayson is trailing badly for the Republican… Continue reading
Voter ID Law Upheld By Supreme Court….of British Columbia
“Controversy erupts over Facebook posting by elections’ board employee”
The Toledo Blade reports.
Fundraising Off the DISCLOSE Act: Enough Disclosure?
This website allows you to be a “citizen co-sponsor” of the DISCLOSE Act in the Senate (I guess that makes up for the lack of Republican co-sponsors). I was chuckling that Signer 24109 chooses to sign the DISCLOSE petition anonymously.… Continue reading