“NC redistricting maps approved quickly by panels”
Looks like North Carolina’s redistricting maps are moving quickly as well.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
“Dems: Riley violated new campaign finance law”
Allegations of a violation on a new Alabama law banning PAC-to-PAC transfers.
This is, I believe, the same law that the Alabama Speaker of the House and the Alabama Senate President called “a critical component of a series of … Continue reading
“Campaigning from the White House”
Intriguing judicial candidate strategy
h/t to Rob Richie for this article, discussing changes to Illinois law that will limit candidates’ abilities to file for multiple offices, to gauge their best chance of success.
Also of note, the article discusses the environment for judicial… Continue reading
“Law school class shows redistricting outside political arena”
Nate Persily’s class at Columbia Law is highlighted in today’s Providence Journal.
“Corporate money to be returned from Ark. GOP event”
“The top Republican in the Arkansas House said Thursday that about $20,000 in corporate dollars raised last month at an event for state GOP legislative candidates will be returned over concerns that it broke campaign finance rules by listing a… Continue reading
Louisiana NVRA suit goes forward — no, the other one
The Louisiana NAACP’s NVRA suit against Louisiana for its public assistance agencies’ alleged failure to comply with voter registration requirements survived a motion to dismiss today.
This suit is distinct from the NVRA public-assistance-agency enforcement lawsuit just filed by DOJ.
No deadlock here
The FEC agrees unanimously with the audit report, ordering John Edwards’ campaign to repay $ 2.3 million to the Treasury (he’s reported to have had $ 2.6 million cash on hand as of June 30).
Every little bit helps… Continue reading
“Redistricting Cases Challenge The Voting Rights Act”
All Things Considered considers.
“Shifting Power in Sacramento: The Effects of Term Limits on Legislative Staff”
Another new article. The abstract:
Does legislative staff become more powerful when state legislators are term limited? This article explores the impact of term limits on the power and duties of staff. Staff play an important role in today’s… Continue reading
Voter registration forms are public records under the NVRA
So, says Politico, says the Eastern District of Virginia.
Intrigue over IRV in Utah
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
And more on IRV — this time in the context of absentee and military voters — from FairVote.
More on ALEC as well
Bloomberg reports on Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil’s involvement in ALEC.
Mike Allen yawns:
“–PLAYBOOK TRANSLATION: The collusion turns out to be a think tank’s model legislation, called up on the web by like-minded legislators. The ‘seat at… Continue reading
More on the IRS denial of (c)(4) status: recipients revealed
Following on these posts, more news today:
The NYT reports that the three groups denied (c)(4) status are Emerge Nevada, Emerge Maine and Emerge Massachusetts, all affiliates of Emerge America, which says on its homepage that its mission… Continue reading