“Jim Crow II: Voter fraud and party politics”
Linda Stamato has written this oped for NJ.com.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
“Outside groups make up almost half of all presidential campaign ads”
“The Lie Factory: How Politics Became a Business”
This article on political consultants appears in The New Yorker.
“Looking, Very Closely, for Voter Fraud; Conservative Groups Focus on Registration in Swing States”
Front-page, must-read extensive NYT article on “True the Vote.” It begins:
It might as well be Harry Potter’s invisible Knight Bus, because no one can prove it exists.
The bus has been repeatedly cited by True the Vote, a… Continue reading
“House Dems push new campaign finance reform”
“Florida Loses Bid to Toss Suit Challenging Voter Purge”
“Court Accepts Legal Center Brief Defending Contribution Limits Despite Opposition from Illinois Liberty PAC”
DC Circuit Reverses in Van Hollen Case, Reinstates Weak Disclosure Rules for the Remainder of the Election
You can find the unanimous opinion of the DC Circuit here.
See this story from the LA Times: “The panel chided the FEC for not clearly dealing with the changes in the law or defending its stance in… Continue reading
9th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Strikes Down Montana Ban on Political Party Endorsement of Judicial Candidates
Howard links to the majority and dissenting opinions as well as commentary. More from Thomson Reuters.
Obama Campaign Files Sixth Circuit Brief in Ohio Early Voting Case
Here. More from Bloomberg.
“The Politics of Voter Suppression”
This event featuring Tova Wang and Kathleen Clyde (moderated by Dan Tokaji) will take place September 24 at Moritz.
“What You See Is What You Get On 501(c)(4) Politicking, IRS Officials Say”
Bloomberg BNA: “Tax-exempt practitioners looking for new answers to big questions about how their clients should handle political involvement in the run-up to the November election did not get them at the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and… Continue reading
“Readers Debate the Merits of Post-election Audits”
This item appears at NCSL’s “The Thicket.”