Coca-Cola, Pepsi Drop ALEC Membership After Public Pressure
Important Peter Overby story. ALEC has been instrumental in pushing tough new state voter id laws.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
“Voter ID amendment is now up to Minnesota’s voters”
The Star Tribune reports.
“Attorneys General From 11 States Call On Congress to Reverse Citizens United”
Bloomberg BNA: “Expressing concern about unlimited contributions by corporations for political advertising, attorneys general from 11 states April 4 called on congressional leaders to pursue an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit First Amendment protections to natural persons,… Continue reading
“More election night problems in Waukesha”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus may have done her re-election campaign no favors Tuesday night when her plans to post timely election results online for the public and update them periodically failed. When her staff went to… Continue reading
“The Democrats’ Election Forgery Racket”
Michelle Malkin: “Behind the scenes, Democrats have been busy faking petition signatures, forging ballots and enlisting medical professionals to authorize fraudulent doctors’ notes for liberal teachers-union operatives protesting Republican opponents. It’s no laughing matter.”
“The ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud”
Ari Berman blogs at The Nation.
“Voter Suppression 101: How Conservatives Are Conspiring to Disenfranchise Millions of Americans”
The Center for American Progess Has released this Issue Brief.
I have cautioned against casually throwing around the number that “millions of voters” will be disenfranchised by voting changes.
“New Jersey Least Corrupt? Ha, Ha The flawed methodology behind the recent ‘State Integrity Investigation.'”
Paul Sherman and David Primo have written a WSJ editorial: “Exaggerated claims about political corruption from self-styled good-government groups are nothing new. Often they’re made with no data to back them up. Perhaps more dangerous is when the claims… Continue reading
“Defining Corruption and Constitutionalizing Democracy”
Deborah Hellman has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Michigan Law Review). Here is the abstract:
The central front in the battle over campaign finance laws is the definition of corruption. The Supreme Court has allowed restrictions on giving and… Continue reading
Colbert Introduces Trevor Potter “Easy” Button
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More about 501c4s and super pacs on the rest of the episode.
“Other states offer clues on how voter ID would work in Minnesota”
Minnesota Public Radio reports.
“Provisional Ballots: Information Can Help Rescue ‘Lost’ Voters”
A ChapinBlog.
“The Virtues of the Super PAC”
Ross Douthat blogs at NYT’s “Campaign Stops” blog.
“Column: Shareholders should know about political donations”
Drew Cohen has written this oped for USA Today.