The Scalia Court and Voting Rights, Part 2
More from Doug Kendall (and Ryan Woo).
Monthly Archives: March 2013
NYT on Papal Voting Rules
“Ninth Circuit Seems Disinclined to Invalidate Nevada’s ‘None of These Candidates’ Law”
“Would GOP Filibuster Perez Too?”
John Fund Comes to Von Spakovsky’s Defense in Boot from Fairfax Elections Board
“Nun, 2 others Face Vote Fraud Charges”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Derek Muller: From this story: (1) voter fraud exists, (2) it’s rare, (3) none of these would have been stopped by photo ID.
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“The Voting Rights Case You Haven’t Heard Of”
David Gans previews Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council.
GW Event Tomorrow on Shelby County Case—Now Open to the Press Too
Details here on what looks like a great event.
Quote of the Day
“I think by the time the debate is concluded, there will be a very bipartisan consensus that if there is an amendment needed to Section 5 to keep it viable, the votes will be overwhelming.”
—Representative Jim Sensenbrenner,… Continue reading
“Epilogue: Bush v. Gore and the Constitutional Right to Vote”
Sam Issacharoff and Rick Pildes have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming: Michael Alvarez and Bernard Grofman (eds), Election Administration in the United States: The State of Reform After Bush v. Gore, Cambridge University Press). Here is the abstract:
This… Continue reading
“Critics hold the line on pro-Obama lobbying group: ‘Shut it down'”
“Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition”
“Smaller States Find Outsize Clout Growing in Senate”
Must-read, extensive Adam Liptak piece (part of the Democracy Tested series at the NY Times).