“For Big Givers, Cash and Clout Arrive Together”
NYT reports.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
“Election observers proliferate at polls”
This News21 story about True the Vote appears at WaPo.
Closing the Loop
Pardon this silliness, but I need to clear the air.
Earlier this week I posted about a couple of statements on Christian Adams’ blog in which he falsely indicated that I had “refused” an offer to debate Fund and von… Continue reading
“Making Employees Do Campaign Work Does Not Break Law, FEC Republicans Say”
WOW: “An organization may require its employees to participate in campaign activities during work time without violating campaign finance laws, according to the three Republican members of the Federal Election Commission. A statement, released Aug. 24, explained the votes… Continue reading
“House Bill 1355 and Voter Registration in Florida”
Michael Herron and Dan Smith have posted this draft paper (to be presented at APSA). Here is the abstract:
July 1, 2011, saw changes to the Florida state laws that govern the ways that individuals and nonpartisan community groups register… Continue reading
“Group Behind Sidelined Issue Sues Ohio Official”
AP: “Supporters of a sidelined ballot issue over Ohio election laws are suing the state elections chief for another chance at the ballot.”
“Groups ask judges to review whether GOP lawyers hid evidence”
News from Wisconsin: “The plaintiffs in a redistricting case against GOP lawmakers want federal judges to order a review of whether Republicans’ lawyers hid key evidence.”
“Litigating the vote: Since 2000, the number of election lawsuits per year has more than doubled. Possible reasons: Litigation is a more accepted political strategy, and partisans count the votes.”
The National Law Journal has posted this excerpt from The Voting Wars. It begins:
The morning after Election Day in 2008, Norm Coleman faced a tough question from reporter Curt Brown of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “If you were down… Continue reading
Oops: “Pa. lawmaker changes his story about voter fraud”
AP reports that Pa. lawmaker who had earlier claimed his identity was stolen and someone voted in his place was not accurate.
He blamed it on “human error.” Here’s more background to the story.
“Pre-Election Legal Battles Target Voting Rules”
Must-listen Pam Fessler report for NPR.
APSA Panels
Looking forward to attending the APSA meetings in New Orleans next week. Here are details on two panels I’ll be on:
Law and Political Process Study Group
Panel 1 Evaluating Citizen Redistricting Commissions
Date:
Friday, Aug 31, 2012, 10:15 AM-12:00… Continue reading
“PA Official Blocks DoJ Request for Vote Info Citing Political Motivations”
Politics365 reports.
“Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen: State’s voter ID law must be reinstated”
The Wisconsin attorney general has written this oped.
“Super PAC Contributions Top $300 Million, Most Goes To GOP Groups”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.