Monthly Archives: September 2012

“Military service inspired by 9/11 puts couple on unlikely path”

September 11, 2012, 12:53 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

Detroit News: “Jocelyn Benson — expert on election law, former Democratic candidate for Secretary of State, marathoner, law professor, author — has always been driven by goals and the belief that she can meet them. She is also a… Continue reading

“Md. Democrats will run write-in candidate to replace Wendy Rosen”

September 11, 2012, 12:48 pmballot access, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo reports. Initially, Maryland Democrats said they would be able to pick a new candidate to replace Rosen on the ballot as long as they did so by Sept. 27, 40 days before Election Day. But while Maryland Election Law… Continue reading

“Who’s the Boss? The Worst Post-Citizen’s United Ruling Yet”

September 11, 2012, 12:44 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Mark Schmitt blogs at TNR’s “The Plank.”

“Our Democratic Rights Can Never be Taken for Granted”

September 11, 2012, 12:38 pmvotingRick Hasen

Gerry Hebert reflects on 9/11.

Pro-Newt Super PAC Picks Fight with FEC

September 11, 2012, 12:34 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Ken Vogel has the unusual filing.

Want a Picture of What Tea Party-Backed Voter Challenges Will Look Like?

September 11, 2012, 12:32 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This paints a good picture of the process.

“Look at the history of voter ID: A case cited to support Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law instead calls it into question”

September 11, 2012, 12:29 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Jessie Allen has written this oped in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A snippet: But Patterson is relevant in another way. It shows that a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was once led to rationalize burdensome election procedures based on generalized… Continue reading

You Can Now Listen to Today’s Diane Rehm Show on “Voting Laws and the 2012 Presidential Election”

September 11, 2012, 12:24 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here.

Gerken, Shapiro, Fuentes-Rohwer in SCOTUSBLOG VRA Symposium

September 11, 2012, 12:20 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Online VRA symposium: Reading the tea leaves – the uncertain future of the Act (Heather Gerken) Online VRA symposium: The Court should reconsider the constitutionality of the VRA’s outmoded and unworkable Section 5 (Ilya Shapiro) Online VRA symposium: The VRA … Continue reading

“Voting Laws And The 2012 Presidential Race”

September 10, 2012, 2:42 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tomorrow’s Diane Rehm show: With the election just eight weeks away, federal and state courts have handed down conflicting decisions on voter ID, early voting and provisional ballots. What the decisions could mean for the outcome of the 2012… Continue reading

“The Voting Wars” Hits Boston College Tuesday at Noon

September 10, 2012, 2:38 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Details.

“Prelude to a Supreme Court Showdown: Voting Rights Rulings in Texas and Florida Offer New Evidence of Racial Discrimination in Voting”

September 10, 2012, 2:14 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

David Gans writes for CAC.

“2 Dems sue Ohio secretary of state over firing”

September 10, 2012, 2:08 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “Two Democratic county elections officials fired in a dispute over extended voting hours filed a federal lawsuit against the Republican secretary of state on Monday, charging wrongful termination.”