Monthly Archives: November 2011
“Election law foils City Barbeque promo”
News from Ohio. I’ve written about this many times, including the infamous Ben & Jerry’s incident.
“Common Cause files to participate in redistricting suit”
Politics in Minnesota reports (via RedistictingOnline.org).
“Voting Rights Restored in Maine, Restricted in Mississippi”
Ari Berman blogs.
The Latest on Control of the Va Senate
WaPo: “Local elections officials will count provisional ballots on Wednesday in the race between Houck and Republican Bryce Reeves. State officials did not know how many ballots remain. A recount could take weeks, and would not begin until the State… Continue reading
“Arizona Court Blocks Temporary Return of Booted Redistricting Chief”
Roll Call reports.
Harsh Language from Judge Against Colorado SOS Gessler
Denver Post: “A Denver judge unloaded on Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler on Tuesday, suggesting he overstepped his authority when he raised the campaign-finance threshold for ‘issue committees’ and saying Gess ler isn’t ‘some roving do-gooder’ who may unilaterally… Continue reading
Demos Statement on Maine Vote
Here.
“Dan Walters: New California Senate maps still not settled”
See here.
“Results from 26 recalls — 13 officials removed, 12 sustained (one outstanding)”
The latest from the Recall Elections Blog.
Unanimous 4th Circuit Upholds Ban on Lobbyist Campaign Contributions; Big Implications for Pending Corporate Contributions Case
Good news in Preston v. Leake from the 4th Circuit, in a case which puts it at odds with the Second Circuit’s Green Party case. (I discuss the Green Party case and the district court’s decision in Preston in my… Continue reading
Apparently First Super-PAC to Support Single Congressional Candidate
Howard Berman gets a Super-PAC, the Valley-Israel Alliance. Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader for the tip.
“Ed Lee takes large early lead in mayor’s race”
The SF Chronicle reports on the S.F. mayor’s race run using instant runoff voting.
How Consequential is Citizen's United?
Yesterday, the indispensable Supreme Court blog ran a discussion on what we know at this stage about how much the Citizen's United decision is affecting campaign financing. Because I have a somewhat different view on this question than Rick Hasen… Continue reading