“Target Discovers Downside to Political Contributions”
The WSJ has this story.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Breaking News: Bauer to Take Over Eisen’s Portfolio in Ethics (and Keep WH Counsel’s Job)
I’m about to get on a plane, but I have just enough time to send this along:
“White House Counsel Robert Bauer will assume responsibilities for lobbying, transparency, government reform and a host of other government operations issues once White… Continue reading
Op-Ed on Redistricting Reform in N.Y.
State Senator Marvin Malave Dilan opines here.
Sullivan Nomination to FEC Withdrawn
The White House has withdrawn its nomination of John J. Sullivan to the Federal Election Commission.
Update: The Center for Competitive Politics is not pleased.
Happy Birthday, VRA!
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 forty-five years ago today. There will be a ceremony at the Edmund Pettus Bridge this evening to commemorate the occasion.
Registration Surge at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies
There’s been a tenfold surge in voter registration applications from Ohio public assistance agencies, according to this report. Project Vote attributes this increase to the November 2009 settlement in a lawsuit regarding the state’s alleged noncompliance with the National… Continue reading
Turned Away in Tennessee?
According to this report, as many as 3000 Shelby County voters may have been wrongly turned away or required to cast a provisional ballot on Thursday. Despite the photo accompanying the story, the problem appears to be with the… Continue reading
“GOP could dominate state redistricting”
The Hill reports here on the possibility that the Republican Party will control the post-2010 redistricting process in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
“Outside groups unleash late ads in Colorado’s Senate race”
The Denver Post has this story on ads from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups.
RNC Members Question Proposed Changes to 2012 Primary Schedule
The WaPo reports here that some RNC members have doubts about a proposal “designed to make it difficult for a candidate to rack up an insurmountable number of delegates early in the process.” Among the reported concerns are that the… Continue reading
Election Law Prof Re-Elected
Listserv member Steve Mulroy of the University of Memphis has been re-elected to the Shelby County Commission.
“Remove the Blinders”
Lisa Gilbert of US Pirg has this op-ed in the Huffington Post, supporting the DISCLOSE and Shareholder Protection Acts.
California’s Proposition 14: Weaknesses and Remedies
FairVote offers this analysis, of the 2010 open primary initative, recommending that the state permit write-in votes, shorten the time between the primary election and general election, allow “Partial Party Ballot Endorsement,” and provide fairer means to achieve and… Continue reading
“Voters in Bell Tell of Possible Fraud”
The L.A. Times reports here on alleged actions by city officials that could violate California absentee voting laws.