Denver Post: “About 88 percent of the approximately 1,400 suspected noncitizens run through a federal database by the Colorado secretary of state’s office were determined to be U.S. citizens — and are eligible to vote. The Department of Homeland Security… Continue reading
You can read the unanimous 56-page opinion by Judge Tatel at this link.
The court has put in a scheduling order to address at a later date whether section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.
1. This is… Continue reading
You can read the emergency stay request filed by a Nevada voter, Kingsley Edwards, at this link. The state of Nevada has filed an appeal in this case, but the docket does not indicate if the state will be… Continue reading
Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper explores whether a voting system that rewards voters with a lottery ticket would boost turnout. Using an experimental design with data from the… Continue reading
FOX News Tampa Bay: “It takes millions of dollars to put on a convention. While taxpayers foot some of the bill, corporations and high rollers contribute tens of millions of dollars, and those who give a lot usually expect… Continue reading
WaPo: “The Republican Party’s 2008 platform contained not a mention of campaign finance reform in its 68 pages. The omission was in deference to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the GOP presidential nominee and co-author of McCain-Feingold. The groundbreaking… Continue reading
San Antonio Express-News: “Several key minority and Democratic groups took a first step Wednesday toward challenging Texas’ interim redistricting maps, put in place for the 2012 election, by filing a request for a preliminary hearing in federal court.”
I… Continue reading