Monthly Archives: April 2011
“The Most Likely Redistricting Victims”
The Fix reports.
“Social-welfare funds aren’t political piggy banks”
The LA Times on 501(c)(4)s used as political vehicles.
“Sore Loser Laws and Democratic Contestation”
Michael Kang has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Georgetown L.J.). Here is the abstract:
Courts have spent a decade striking down party reforms aimed at reducing the ideological polarization of the two major political parties, but this Article proposes… Continue reading
“FEC not to blame for election law”
FEC Commissioner Petersen has written this oped in The Hill. In light of my own criticisms of the FEC, I would have liked to see the Commissioner defend his going much farther than the Supreme Court or Congress in reading… Continue reading
“Voter Guides Go Digital…Sometimes”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“House Republicans Push to Axe EAC In Hearing But Democrats Push Back”
BNA reports.
Louisiana Redistricting Plans Get Jindal Signature, Head to DOJ for Section 5 Preclearance
“Tainting Justice with Politics”
The NY Times editorializes about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
Trevor Potter Tapped for World’s Most Important Job
Is the New Florida Elections Bill “Good Old Fashioned Voter Suppression” and “Jim Crow Tactics”?
“The Effect of the 17th Amendment on the Party Composition of the Senate: A Counterfactual Analysis”
Charles Stewart has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The 17th Amendment is perhaps the most significant change in the American electoral system brought about through amending the Constitution. It changed the theory about who senators represented,… Continue reading
“Teachers’ Union Launches ‘Emergency’ Campaign for Tax Extensions”
The Bay Citizen offers this report.
Will CU Hinder Tax Reform?
Check out this article in the Washington Times.