“Rogue political robocalls on the rise in Ohio”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
“Federal contractors donate to ‘super PAC’ backing Romney”
The LA Times offers this important report, with the subhead: “It’s unclear whether a ban on such giving is still valid after the Supreme Court ruling that freed up independent political spending.”
“Obama’s High-Dollar Donations Lagging”
WaPo: “But Obama lags behind Republican front-runner Mitt Romney in finding donors willing to give $2,000 or more — a surprising development for a sitting president, and one that could signal more worrisome financial problems heading into the general… Continue reading
“INCREASING YOUTH PARTICIPATION: THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL VOTER PRE-REGISTRATION LAW”
Ceridwen Cherry has written this student note in the Michigan Journal of Law Reform. Here is the abstract:
Lagging youth participation rates threaten participatory democracy and undermine
the representation of young people’s interests in elected government. However, the percentage of… Continue reading
Recall Power May Be Severely Curtailed in Arizona
The Recall Elections Blog explains.
More Chaos at the Caucuses
The Brad Blog reports.
“The Demise of Section 5; The Now Irrelevant Provision of the Voting Rights Act May Soon Be No More”
Abigail Thernstrom:
Minority-voting-rights activists are all aflutter over the possibility that the Supreme Court will soon hold an important section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional — or at least in need of drastic modification. Section 5 is… Continue reading
“The Shadow Super PAC of ‘Centrism’ Or, How Americans Elect Is Trying to Have Its Cake and Eat It Too’
Must-read John Lumea column on the continued internal democracy deficit at Americans Elect, and the serial violation of a neutrality pledge by Americans Elect’s leadership.
“Voter ID becomes law in Pennsylvania, opponents vow legal fight”
Reuters reports.
New Blog for Discussing Citizens United Decision
Here.
“Chaos At Missouri GOP Caucuses”
TPM reports.
Americans Elect Amends Rules to Give Unanimous Committee Power to Block Candidates, Taking Away Delegate Power to Overrule
Now we know how Americans Elect will keep Stephen Colbert (and presumably anyone non-centrist) off the ballot, even against the unanimous wishes of voters/delegates. From a petition to reverse this rule change:
The previous version of Bylaw 5.6 had this… Continue reading
“Political ads already crowding Nebraska airwaves”
AP reports.
“All Odds Aside, G.O.P. Girding for Floor Fight”
Interesting NYT report.