Monthly Archives: December 2012
“Clark County elections chief endorses voter ID proposal”
LVRJ: ‘The head of the Clark County Election Department on Monday supported Secretary of State Ross Miller’s proposal to use photos to verify voters’ identities at the polls, arguing a new system could make it easier for election workers… Continue reading
“Response by Merced County’s Section 5 Lawyers to J. Christian Adams’s Article”
The following is a guest post from Chris Skinnell and Marguerite Leoni:
We write in response to Mr. J. Christian Adams’s article, “Eric Holder Cons the Courts to Save Voting Rights Act,” to which you linked earlier in… Continue reading
“What a Waste of Corporate Money”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy has written this oped for Jurist.
“Pennsylvania Senate Leader Pileggi Wrong on Prescription for Electoral College Reform”
“Wisconsin: Senate Majority Leader proposes changing leadership of the GAB to political appointees”
Why not take one of the only successful examples of statewide nonpartisan election administration into the country and turn it into a polarized, political institution?
Oy.
NV Supreme Court Upholds ACORN Employee Conviction, Law Barring Payment Per Voter Registration Card
The decision of the Supreme Court of Nevada in Busefink v. State issued Oct. 4, but I just discovered it today while looking on the website for something else. The Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to Nevada’s law barring… Continue reading
“What happens to @PaulRyanVP?”
Politico: “Though it’s not clear that Ryan would be violating campaign regulations by adopting his own veep handle, lawyers are confused about whether Ryan should go out and grab it anyway. While the political uses of technology have matured,… Continue reading
“McCain: Rand Paul Giving Democrats Filibuster Changes ‘Credence'”
Roll Call: “Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blamed Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for holding up on amendments to the defense authorization bill, crippling the ability of senators to offer amendments in advance of a Monday evening test vote.”
“Nevada Democratic leaders oppose voter photo”
AP: “A proposal by Democratic Secretary of State Ross Miller to seek a voter photo requirement in the upcoming Legislature appears dead before arrival, with legislative leaders of his own party expressing opposition.”
Section 5 Opponents to Argue that DOJ Breaking Bailout Rules in Order to Save the Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act section 5
I expect this argument to get a lot of play.
The great irony here, for those who don’t follow this issue closely, is that you have people who oppose section 5 of the VRA complaining that DOJ is making… Continue reading
“The Mystery of the Pro-Obama Dark-Money Group”
Mother Jones: “In the world of political money, Democrats like to cast themselves as the defenders of transparency and crusaders against corruption. They’ve asked the IRS to investigate big-spending nonprofit groups such as Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, and… Continue reading
“Fighting the Filibuster”
Ari Melber has written this oped for Reuters.
“Defending The Voting Rights Act From Its Conservative Critics”
Doug Kendall: “In a condescending but shallow response to a Huffington Post piece written last week by my colleague Emily Phelps and me, Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto accuses us of appealing to ’emotion’ and wallowing in ‘nostalgia for… Continue reading