“Green Party may now become spoiler for Democratic races”
This item appears at the “Lone Star Report blog” from Texas.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Republicans Stop Just Short of Alleging Voter Fraud after 400,000 Vote Mistake in Minnesota Gov. Race Counting
Oh boy. Human error, not a machine glitch is to blame, according to Hennepin County officials.
“The Secretaries of State: Bad News for Some Swing State Democrats”
Dave Weigel blogs.
“Calif. poll worker arrested for stealing ballots”
Here.
“Outside Job: Winning Candidate Enjoyed Advantage in Unregulated Third-Party Spending in 58 of 74 Party-Shifting Contests”
Public Citizen has issued this new report.
Pildes: Political Polarization and the Nationalization of Congressional Elections
Here’s a guest post from Rick Pildes:
As demonstrated again in the 2010 elections, the single most significant fact about American politics over the last generation is the emergence of hyperpolarized political parties. The parties are both internally more… Continue reading
“Florida districting fight heads to court, as expected”
Ben Smith reports. It sounds like it will be based on a challenge under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The redistricting measures will have have to be precleared by the DOJ, because there are parts of Florida… Continue reading
“Echoes of New York’s ‘Stolen Senate’?”
Ned Foley: “As we watch events unfold this year concerning the unsettled control of the state senate in New York, and the several elections on which that control depends, let’s hope that the current resolution contains nothing like the… Continue reading
Time to Register for the Georgia State Symposium on Citizens United
You can do so, and see a flyer for the event, at this link. I have also posted the most recent version of the schedule here.
“Election Results 2010: Tea Party Spillover?”
The invaluable Initiative and Referendum Institute has issued this Ballotwatch report.
“Financing Direct Democracy: Revisiting the Research on Campaign Spending and Citizen Initiatives”
John M. de Figueiredo, Chang Ho Ji, and Thad Kousser have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The conventional view in the direct democracy literature is that spending against a measure is more effective than spending in… Continue reading
“Write-ins favor Murkowski; Miller won’t quit”
Write-in counting to commence November 18.
Three Judge Court Refuses Intervenors’ Request to Make Findings as to any “Irregularities” in the Settlement in the Georgia v. Holder Section 5 Redistricting Case
A very interesting request denied.