“FEC releases election law documents after subpoena threat”
Politico reports.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
“Suppress the Vote! Ohio Republicans want to disqualify voters’ ballots for the mistakes poll workers make.”
Dahlia Lithwick has written this Slate column on the Hunter case.
“Obama’s and Romney’s Reports Each Point Up Vulnerabilities as the Campaigns Turn Toward the General Election”
Campaign Finance Institute: “Spokespersons for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been talking in public about how well their candidates have been doing raising money for the general election campaign. Privately, however, they must know that… Continue reading
“Tim Myers: A look at a city district voting plan”
Santa Clarita Valley Signal: “Kevin Shenkman, a Columbia-educated attorney based in Malibu, intends to prosecute a lawsuit against the city of Palmdale under the California Voting Rights Act to force the city to overturn Palmdale’s at-large system of electing… Continue reading
“After ‘Citizens United,’ is constitutional amendment needed?”
iWatch reports.
Rhode Island voter ID followup
Rick links to an excellent Providence Phoenix article on the Rhode Island voter ID law. It’s a great in-depth look at the political calculus. But the lede poses a question — “how is it that one of the bluest states… Continue reading
The Most Complete Accounting to Date on How We Got a Voter ID Law in Democratic Rhode Island
Absolute must read from the Providence Phoenix (h/t Sean Parnell). An important snippet:
Metts is, by all accounts, a respected figure on Smith Hill. A deacon at the Congdon Street Baptist Church, he always has a Bible at the ready.… Continue reading
“Kentucky, Arkansas primaries: Is it racism?”
The Fix ponders.
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Judge Smacks Down FEC in Attorneys Fee Ruling in Carey Case
Judge Collyer criticized the agency for “erroneously contend[ing] that two of its commissioners were reasonable for believing the Circuit opinion in EMILY’s List was not binding on the agency.” As a longtime reader points out to me, the opinion also… Continue reading
“In Edwards Case, Judge’s Words May Hold Key, Experts Say”
The New York Times offers this news analysis as we await the John Edwards verdict. The article discusses a point, which I make more fully in this Slate piece, tying the Edwards prosecution to those of Tom DeLay and… Continue reading
“Where They Really Don’t Like Obama”
Political Wire: “To explain President Obama’s dismal performance in the Kentucky and Arkansas primaries last night, Alec MacGillis points us to a map that shows the regions where Obama received a smaller percentage of the vote in 2008 than… Continue reading
“Formula for Change: The Shelby County Case and Section 5”
A ChapinBlog.
June 2012 Issue of The Federal Lawyer Has a Number of Election-Related Articles
June Cover Story
Introduction: Constitutional Law and Elections
This spring, we find ourselves in the midst of a contentious election season, therefore. we are focusing this year’s constitutional law issue on elections.
Full Story
What to Expect When You’re Electing: … Continue reading