Monthly Archives: December 2012
“The Marriage Plot: Inside This Year’s Epic Campaign for Gay Equality”
Must-read longread from Molly Ball.
“All Bark, No Bite: How California’s Top-Two Primary System Reinforces the Status Quo”
Nathan Yu has this blog post at State of Elections.
“Making Pa. votes matter”
Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy have written this Philly.com oped, which begins: “State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi piqued our interest last week when he told Bloomberg that his new electoral reform proposal “is not party-specific or partisan in… Continue reading
“Legal Standard for ‘Willful’ Violations Of Campaign Law Considered by Court”
Bloomberg BNA: “The legal standard to prove a ‘willful’ violation of campaign finance laws is being debated by federal prosecutors and defense lawyers in a major criminal case, with the Justice Department being accused of backing away from a… Continue reading
“Revealed: How cult-like band exploits voter deception to wield political power in N.Y.C.; Thousands of voters have been duped into enrolling in Independence Party”
Quite a NY Daily News editorial.
“Big data, in the dark; Lack of transparency around campaigns’ use of data creates challenges for reporters”
“‘True the Vote’ Fakes the ‘Voter Fraud'”
The Brad Blog delves into TTV’s claims of voter fraud.
True the Vote NVRA Section 8 Claim Against Indiana Survives Motion to Dismiss
You can find the ruling here.
Ross Miller’s Self-Inflicted Voter ID Wound?
“Did the Mainstream Press Really Bungle the Campaign’s ‘Single Biggest Story’?”
NYT Public Editor: “In one of the most fascinating media-related pieces I’ve read in a while, Dan Froomkin interviews Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, two longtime Washington observers who wrote a book together and soon after, they say, found themselves… Continue reading
ProPublica on the SCOTUS Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
“After Obama Vow, Washington Weighs Role in Election Management”
You Can Now Preorder My Examples & Explanations: Remedies, Third Edition
Here, at Aspen.