“GOP is sour on UAW’s satellite voting donation”
Fascinating issue: Can/should election officials take private donations to fund aspects of the voting process, aspects which may help the donors’ political cause?
Monthly Archives: September 2011
“Palin’s Populist Critique of Money in Politics: Common Ground?”
Meredith McGehee blogs at the Campaign Legal Center. Palin’s views here are not new. In my forthcoming Stanford piece on lobbying, I begin by noting the surprising common ground between Palin and Obama’s critique of money and the legislative… Continue reading
“Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Examines the War on Voting”
David Gans blogs about yesterday’s hearing.
“Political Campaigns Adopt Pornbot Tactics”
The Atlantic Wire puts the Coon astrotweets into some political context.
“A Brave New World?: California’s Redistricting Experiment”
UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies has this great event lined up for Sept. 30.
“U.S. judge upholds Florida “Fair District” law voters approved in November”
Breaking news from Florida. If anyone has a copy of the opinion, please send it along and I will post.
UPDATE: Here is the opinion (via Richard Winger).
How Political Operatives Use Astrotweeting to Spread Lies About Candidates
As part of my research for The Voting Wars, I have been reading a great deal of computer science and related research on Twitter and politics. Some of the most interesting work is coming out of Indiana University’s School of… Continue reading
“Hunter: FEC May Issue New Guidance On Unlimited Contributions for All PACs”
BNA reports ($). A snippet:
Attorney Kenneth Gross of the firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom said in a presentation at the conference that business corporations increasingly are being asked to contribute to the Super PACs and other independent… Continue reading
“CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD VOTES ON PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR DISCLOSURE OF INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES”
The New York City Campaign Finance Board has issued this press release.
“Saguache County, CO Case Asks: Whose Election is it Anyway?”
Another interesting Chapinblog.
“Strategic voting in open primaries: evidence from Rush Limbaugh’s ‘operation chaos'”
E. Frank Stephenson has written this article for Public Choice. Here is the abstract:
Open primaries create the possibility of strategic crossover voting. On his March 3, 2008 program and subsequent broadcasts, radio personality Rush Limbaugh called on his listeners… Continue reading
“Newspapers Have No First Amendment Exemption from Political Spending Reporting Requirements”
Volokh blogs.
Senator Lindsey Graham Wants a Federal Voter ID Law
See here.
“Off to the races; Secretary of state races featured in three states”
That’s the lead story in the beautifully redesigned Electionline Weekly.