“Democrats allege robocalls, ‘dirty tricks'”
The latest from Wisconsin.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Breaking News: 9th Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc: Dissenters Quote President Obama
I have posted the order here. Judge O’Scannlain, joined by Judges Bybee and Bea, dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc, in a decision beginning: “A few weeks ago, subsequent to oral argument in this case, the President of the… Continue reading
LA County Still Using Lousy InkaVote System for Voting
I just voted. I thought LA officials were smart not to rush into buying new voting machines after they had to ditch the punch card machines. (After all, there have been controversies surrounding electronic voting machines and some jurisdictions, like… Continue reading
Will the Wisconsin Recall Election Be Close Enough to Go to a Recount?
Democrats are making noises about that, but let’s just hope it is not that close either way. And let’s especially hope Kathy Nickolaus does not have another snafu in vote counting.
UPDATE: More here on whether Nickolaus will step aside… Continue reading
“Florida Voter Purge In Limbo As County Officials Await State Response To DOJ”
TPM reports.
“Dems target independent in California House race”
Interesting iWatch report.
“Constitution Check: When is making a campaign contribution a crime?”
Lyle Denniston writes for the National Constitution Center.
“Californians to test new primary system”
The LA Times reports. Off to vote in a few minutes.
“Frenzied Campaigning on Eve of Wisconsin Vote”
NYT reports.
“Politics is the great divider in United States”
Dan Balz: “It hardly took another study for people to know that political polarization in this country is deeply embedded. Still, a report issued Monday by the Pew Research Center paints a particularly stark portrait of a nation in which… Continue reading
Chuck Todd Interviews Heritage’s Brian Darling on Voter Fraud
Watch this.
UPDATE: Redstate points to an unedited version of the interview. The part highlighted at RedState does not appear to a discussion of actual voter fraud, as opposed to electoral errors. More about such distinctions here.
Publishers Weekly Review of The Voting Wars
Here: “Hasen’s timely and factually rich account merits attention from jurists, policy specialists, and government reformers of all political stripes.”
Are Republican FEC Commissioners Poised to Try to Water Down Disclosure Requirements Even Further?
Keep your eye on the American Future Fund request for an advisory opinion on the FEC’s agenda for Thursday. The general counsel has put forward two drafts, Drafts A and B, which is usually an indication of a split on… Continue reading
Did Kurt Browning Object to Florida Voter Purge?
Ned Foley highlights a suggestion in an NYT article that Kurt Browning resigned as Florida Secretary of State because he did not agree with the voter purge program being used in the state.
Ned noted that we don’t know if… Continue reading