Monthly Archives: January 2013

News from Austin: “The city of Austin is looking for volunteers to help carry out a dramatic shift in city government. Applications are being accepted to serve on a 14-member committee of residents that will draw maps for 10… Continue reading

“Voting Tech Standards: What Legislators Need to Know”

January 23, 2013, 9:43 amelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

The latest issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass” is now available.

“K Street Sings the Blues”

January 23, 2013, 8:27 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbying, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Politico: “K Street is living through lean times. The majority of big D.C. lobby shops have seen their revenues flat-line or decline during the last year of President Barack Obama’s first term — buffeted by a lingering global financial… Continue reading

“Republicans and the Filibuster Endgame”

January 23, 2013, 8:25 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Smart Jonathan Bernstein Post-Partisan blog post: “But overall, it’s really easy for me to imagine a large group of Republican senators loudly opposing Senate reform while privately wishing that Democrats will go nuclear. Which means that Democrats who really want… Continue reading

“Va. Republicans’ redistricting maneuver draws criticism”

January 23, 2013, 8:21 amredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

Stephen Colbert Takes on Partisan Gerrymandering, Electoral College Reform

January 23, 2013, 8:20 amelection law "humor", electoral college, redistrictingRick Hasen

Via the Washington Post.

“Dan Walters: Lawmakers ask Californians to do as they say, not do”

January 23, 2013, 8:18 amchicanery, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

New column: “When members of the California Legislature pass legislation, they are, in effect, writing rules they expect everyone to obey. It’s particularly strange, therefore, that legislators skirt, or even ignore, the rules they are supposed to follow.”