Monthly Archives: February 2013
“Uphold Section 5 of Voting Rights Act”
Interesting LWV Attacking Obama on Consequences of VRA Overturning
League of Women Voters statement: “President Obama was wrong today when he suggested the consequences of overturning Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act would be merely inconvenient. With the upcoming Supreme Court case, the President and the nation… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Act Deserves More Judicial Deference than Indiana ID”
“Organizing for Action ads pressure GOP lawmakers on gun-buyer background checks”
WaPo: “The advocacy group started by President Obama’s former campaign officials began its first advertising campaign on Friday, pressuring 13 Republican lawmakers in their home states to expand background checks to all gun buyers.”
“Miami-Dade has authority to enact absentee ballot law, judge rules”
Miami Herald: “In its effort to crack down on voter fraud, Miami-Dade County has the authority to limit how many absentee ballots a voter can possess, a judge ruled Friday.”
“Obama’s Unneeded Election Commission”
“‘I voted early’ sticker leads to arrest, fraud charges”
News from Fla.
Dems Lose CA Supermajority in State Legislature
Lots of Intrigue at NY Board of Elections
Von Spakovsky Apparently Rejected for Fairfax County Election Post
So reports Not Larry Sabato (via Maddow). Apparently an unprecedented judicial rejection of a party’s choice for the board.
Maybe the judges read Jane Mayer?
UPDATE: The judges were directed by Democrats to the Jane Mayer article and… Continue reading
Things That Make You Say Hmmm…
Harold Simmons Foundation gives $50K to Public Campaign.