Brad Friedman Pens Voting Machine Piece for Slate
Here.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
The Perils of Putting it In Writing Dept.
More on Alaska
There’s also a VRA section 5 preclearance issue in this case. Oh boy.
“Election officials say fraud allegations unsubstantiated, reckless”
The latest from Nevada.
NPR on Ads Run by the “Commission on Hope, Growth & Opportunity”
Check this out.
“Gans: Voter Disillusionment Has Only Just Begun”
See this Roll Call oped.
President Obama Mentions Lobbying Reform, the Need for Redistricting Reform, During His “Daily Show” Interview
Watch at about the 4:30 minute mark in Part 3 of the interview (lobbying), then at the 6:30 minute mark (discussing filibuster, redistricting):
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Very Curious Alaska Supreme Court Order in Murkowski Write-In Case, Leading Potentially to a Major Post-Election Litigation Issue After Election Day
Yesterday I reported that an Alaska state supreme court judge had barred the division of elections from providing a list of certified write-in candidate to voters, ruling that this was contrary to Alaska state law and would be a deviation… Continue reading
Prop 8 Invalid Because California Initiative Process Violates California State Constitution? [Corrected title]
My former Horvitz and Levy colleague Jon Eisenberg has filed this amicus brief in the 9th Circuit asking for certification of a question about the constitutionality of the initiative process to be certified to the California Supreme Court. In an… Continue reading
“Tea Party Candidate to Appeals Court: Let Me Circulate My Own Petitions”
That’s currently the top press release at the James Madison Center website.
“On Road to Unrestricted Campaign Donations, Social Groups Pave the Way”
The Washington Independent reports.
“Gillespie: Secret Campaign Money Spent By Outside Groups Resulted From BCRA”
BNA reports.
“Nearly 20 court-related items on Nov. 2 state ballots”
The National Center for State Courts has issued this backgrounder.
Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Rejects Challenge to Tennessee Felon Voting Restoration Statute Conditioning Vote on Payment of Restitution and Child Support
Jonathan Adler blogs about this new decision.