Monthly Archives: February 2013
CREW Sues IRS over C4’s
Eliza has the details.
David Savage Shelby County Preview
Here, in the LA Times.
“House Democrats Cash In With Online Fundraising Program”
Roll Call: “In the 2010 cycle, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $14.6 million online; in 2012 it took in $49.3 million — a total representing one-third of its revenue. In the previous two cycles, online donations accounted for… Continue reading
New Pew Data Dispatch on Voter Registration in Colorado
Early Stories and Reactions to McCutcheon Grant of Review
The Significance of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the McCutcheon Campaign Finance Case
Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear the McCutcheon case challenging the limits on the total amount of aggregate contributions a person may make to candidates, party committees, and certain PACs. I thought this decision to hear the case was… Continue reading
Big Campaign Finance Day Tuesday?
At 9:30 am Eastern Tuesday (when I’ll be driving to work), the Supreme Court is set to issue its latest set of orders. As I explained in this post, there’s a fair chance the Court will agree to hear a… Continue reading
“County clerk’s office tells of possible campaign problems in Cicero”
Chicago Tribune: “Allegations such as voters being offered pizza coupons and campaign workers insisting on handling mail-in ballots for town residents have sprung up in Cicero as the heated race for town president heads into its final week. The… Continue reading
“G.A.B. Releases Final Report on Election Day Registration”
Press release: “MADISON, WI – Eliminating Election Day voter registration in Wisconsin would cost taxpayers between $13.1 million and $14.5 million, according to a staff report released today by the Government Accountability Board.”
“How should the San Antonio court proceed after SCOTUS rules on Section 5?”
“GOP chair: Vote fraud will be prosecuted”
“Congressional staffers often travel on tabs of foreign governments”
WaPo:
More and more foreign governments are sponsoring such excursions for lawmakers and their staffs, though an overhaul of ethics rules adopted by Congress five years ago banned them from going on most other types of free trips. This… Continue reading
Adam Liptak Preview of Shelby County Voting Rights Case
Front-page NYT.
Oral argument at the Supreme Court is February 27 with an opinion expected by the end of the Court’s term in June.
And check out the symposium I’ve organized over at Reuters Opinion on What Happens if … Continue reading