“All States (super districts): Open Up Elections With Proportional Voting”
Elise Helgesen and Rob Richie blog.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
“Comment to SEC on Corporate Political Spending Disclosure Petition”
The Brennan Center comments.
Breaking News: Federal Court in LaRoque (Kinston) Case Upholds Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act
You can find the 96 page opinion in LaRoque v. Holder at this link. Judge Bates, who decided the Shelby County case, decided this case as well, but noted that the issues were different in this case, including issues of… Continue reading
von Spakovksy Alleges Perjury By Justice Department Employee Reviewing Texas Redistricting Submissions
Given the source, I’d take this [CORRECTED LINK] with a large grain of salt. But I suspect we will be hearing a lot more about this in coming days.
The title of this post was also corrected to point… Continue reading
2d Circuit Issues Important Campaign Finance Decision Affirming Constitutionality of NY “Pay to Play” Rules, Ban on Entity Contributions
The opinion is here [updated link]. See also this Thomson Reuters report. Among other things, the opinion
(1) confirms that lower level scrutiny applies to laws regulating contributions even after Citizens United (“Since the Supreme Court preserved the distinction… Continue reading
“FEC came close to finding against Buchanan in straw-donor case”
WaPo: “Federal Election Commission investigators came “close to supporting a finding” that Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) violated laws forbidding reimbursement of campaign contributions in 2006 and 2008, but the agency pulled back amid concerns over the credibility of a… Continue reading
“Romney-Gingrich super PAC spat highlights hazy rules”
CBS News reports.
“Texas goes big – asks for Legislature’s maps to be used in 2012 elections, citing tight schedule”
Texas Redistricting reports on today’s filing of Texas’s opening brief before the Supreme Court in the redistricting dispute. Lyle Denniston offers analysis and links to the five simultaneous upside briefs filed today. Simultaneous replies due Jan. 3.
Am I the… Continue reading
“How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission”
Must-read ProPublica:
In the weeks that followed, party leaders came up with a plan. Working with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — a national arm of the party that provides money and support to Democratic candidates — members were… Continue reading
Americans Elect Responds to Some of Its Internal Democracy Problems
Via email comes the following news about changes it has made to its draft rules in response to criticism, including mine about the ability of the credentials committee to overrule the AE “delegates” and the ability of the Board to… Continue reading
“Federal court grants stay of ruling striking down ban on out-of-state robo-calls”
The Indiana Attorney General has issued this press release. It begins: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today granted Indiana’s request for a stay of a federal district court’s injunction against enforcing a ban on… Continue reading
“Editorial: Americans Elect needs to identify its donors”
Sacramento Bee: “There are plenty of questions about Americans Elect and reasons for skepticism. But the organization should answer one threshold question by disclosing its contributors. Secrecy, big money and politics can make for a toxic stew.”
Also in… Continue reading
“Presidential Super PAC disclosures may leave voters in the dark”
This item appears at the Sunlight Foundation’s reporting blog. Don’t miss the illuminating chart at the end of the piece.
“CPA Releases Report on 2011 Mutual Fund Votes on Political Disclosure”
The following announcement arrived via email:
The Center for Political Accountability’s report on mutual fund votes on its model resolution on corporate political spending and disclosure for the 2011 proxy season is now available. It shows increased support for resolutions… Continue reading