“Redrawing Lines May Go Past 2012”
Roll Call has this story.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
FEC/NRCC Spat over Disclosure
Politico has this report.
Opinion Upholding PA Voter Registration Law
The opinion, which rejects Project Vote’s facial challenge to a law prohibiting per-signature payment for registration workers, may be found here (h/t Richard Winger).
Update & clarification: Rick tweets on the case here. I’ve slightly amended my initial… Continue reading
Gov. Haley Signs SC Congressional Redistricting Bill
The plan includes a new 7th CD but must be precleared before it can take effect.
Update: Hans von Spakovsky and Christian Adams question the state’s decision to seek preclearance from DOJ rather than from the USDC in D.C.
Dishonest Polling in Hawaii U.S. Senate Contest?
The Fix has this post on the DSCC speaking out against a poll released by Democratic candidate Ed Case.
“For some political junkies, donating repeatedly is way to get fix”
“New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching”
An unusual perspective on voter ID from America, the National Catholic Weekly.
“Driehaus wins abortion billboard battles”
See this story on former U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus’ win over an anti-abortion group that ran ads against him that he believed to be misleading. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black’s order reportedly allows Driehaus’ defamation lawsuit against the Susan B.… Continue reading
Judicial Retentions Election Conference
The two-day conference will take place at the University of Denver on August 11-12.
Judge Silberman Acquitted of Bribery
The LA Times reports here on the verdict in the case, in which Judge Harvey Silberman was accused of bribery for allegedly offering to pay an opponent’s filing fees if she would drop out of the race.
California Redistricting Roundup
Lots of analysis of and commentary on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission plans approved Friday: SacBee, SF Chronicle, Daily News, Voice of OC, Patch.com, CA Independent Voter Network, OneNewsNow, and KQED. The… Continue reading
Waterstone on AAPD v. Harris
The following is a guest post from Michael Waterstone:
Thanks to Dan and Rick for inviting me to post on the recent opinion in AAPD v. Harris. As Dan notes, the wheels of justice have moved slowly… Continue reading
“Calif. Poised to OK Political Donations via Text”
Setback for Opponents of Ohio Election Law
Ohio AG Mike DeWine has rejected summary language proposed by a group seeking to overturn a recently enacted state statute that, among other things, limits the period for early voting. The group, Fair Elections Ohio, hopes to gather 231,000… Continue reading