“Juvenile judge race close to conclusion”
The latest on Hunter.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
A Reader Complaint About Obama Campaign’s Credit Card Policies
A regular reader (who also regularly disagrees with me) sends along the following comment:
Rick, I’m a bit curious: Is it that you don’t believe the story about Obama’s credit card processing software being set to accept donations under names… Continue reading
“Zoeller launches investigation into whether political calls are being made under guise of the AG’s office”
“Taxpayers Ditch Presidential Election Fund”
iWatch reports.
“Law slows flow of Mass. Senate donor data; Candidates exempt from filing financial reports electonically”
Boston Globe: “in their ongoing battle to prove the depth and quality of their support, the two Massachusetts Senate candidates spent the better part of last week flinging around dollar figures. Scott Brown announced that about 71 percent of… Continue reading
En Banc 9th Circuit Decides Very Important Voter ID and Voter Registration Case from Arizona
[For updated coverage, see here.]
The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, has decided a major election law case, Gonzalez v. Arizona. The majority opinion by Judge Ikuta begins:
Proposition 200 requires prospective voters in Arizona to provide proof… Continue reading
“Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Again Call on IRS to Investigate Eligibility of Crossroads GPS for Tax-Exempt Status as ‘Social Welfare’ Organization”
Via email:
n a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center again called on the agency “to investigate and take appropriate enforcement action against Crossroads GPS regarding its claimed status as a section… Continue reading
“For Election Geeks of All Political Stripes”
Nice shoutout about ELB from NCSL, which cautions that not everyone will agree with “Hasen’s slant.” As my inbox can attest!
“Voter ID: Where are We Now?”
That’s the lead story in the April issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass.”
“After Pounding From Progressives, ALEC Backs Off Of Social Issues”
TPM links to this press release:
“We are eliminating the ALEC Public Safety and Elections task force that dealt with non-economic issues, and reinvesting these resources in the task forces that focus on the economy. The remaining budgetary and… Continue reading
“Billionaires Fall in Line”
Politico: “The super PAC mega-donors who dragged out the GOP primary are getting behind the establishment, rather than continuing to back rogue candidates and causes — as some in the Republican Party feared. Donors like Sheldon Adelson and Foster… Continue reading
Same as It Ever Was Dept.
“State high court to review Aspen ballot-images case”
Aspen Times: “The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear the city of Aspen’s motion to appeal September’s state Court of Appeals ruling that favored political activist Marilyn Marks’ lawsuit challenging the city’s denial of her request to view… Continue reading
“Rules of the Game: Dissecting Super PAC Consulting”
Eliza: “As super PACs gear up to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this year’s elections, the well-paid political consultants who are cashing in on the outpouring of unrestricted money are getting some long-overdue scrutiny.”