“Dallas County Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Let it Continue Using eSlate Vote-Counting Machines”
Ballot Access News reports.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
“Supreme Court’s corruption of election law”
Fred Wertheimer has written this Politico oped.
“Where was the ‘help’ in Help America Vote?”
Michael Dawidziak has written this Newsday oped.
“The big redistricting story of 2011: ‘We, the People'”
Justin Levitt has written this must-read contribution to the 11 on ’11 series at Loyola’s Summary Judgments blog, focusing on the big legal stories in 2011.
Justin flags three things new about redistricting in 2011: more commission-based redistricting; the… Continue reading
“Group Behind Election Ads Weighs In On Tax Deal”
Don’t miss this NPR report, if you care about what campaign spending will look like in 2012.
“Spending Bill Would Fund Extra Engine for Joint Strike Fighter”
The latest round in a high-stakes lobbying battle I describe in my soon-to-be-posted lobbying draft.
“Chicago Politics as Usual”
A nice example of what I’ve termed “election law as a political strategy.”
“Senate spending bill contains thousands of earmarks”
WaPo reports.
Federal Court in Alaska Will Allow Certification Before Ruling on Any Joe Miller Federal Appeal, and Sets Briefing Schedule in Anticipation of Miller Loss
See this order, as this case likely moves to its final conclusion (apart from any challenge by Miller brought directly to the U.S. Senate) by year’s end.
Why Was Crossroads GPS Created?
Politico:
“Disclosure was very important to us, which is why the 527 was created,” Forti said. “But some donors didn’t want to be disclosed and, therefore, a (c)4 was created,” Forti explained, referring to Crossroads GPS.
Forti’s frank explanation… Continue reading
“Bai’s generalization that the internet has made petitioning easier is questionable.”
Richard Winger’s point is exactly what I was thinking when I read this Matt Bai NYT article on Mayor Bloomberg and the “No Labels” group.
Joe Miller Notice of Appeal
NPR Interviews Jeffrey Toobin on Bush v. Gore
Here.
“Rahm Emanuel to testify about residency for hours Tuesday”
The latest from Chicago.