Monthly Archives: March 2013
“Students Preserved Voting Rights in Last Presidential-Election Cycle, Report Says”
Chronicle of Higher Ed.: “Despite confusion over changing voter-registration and voter-ID laws, students, faculty and staff members, and advocates effectively defended students’ voting rights in last year’s presidential-election cycle, says a report released on Thursday by the Fair Elections… Continue reading
“White says defense was deficient”
AP: “Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White said in court documents Thursday that his attorney didn’t mount any defense to protect him from the conviction that forced him from office.”
“Milwaukee County prosecutors charge 10 with voter fraud”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Milwaukee County prosecutors Thursday filed voter fraud charges against 10 people, including two accused of double voting in 2012 elections and two felons ineligible to vote.”
“Why Republicans Still Run K Street”
“Colbert Super PAC Contribution Marked with Conference Room Dedication at Campaign Legal Center”
This item appears on the CLC Blog.
“News Analysis: States tackle early voting”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“Defending the NVRA from the ever-present and persistent specter of state sovereignty”
Data Mining for Me But Not for Thee?
CPI: “President Barack Obama’s new nonprofit advocacy group wants to know what its donors do professionally and for whom they work. But don’t expect to ever see the information.”
“Ornstein: Is Actual Change Finally Around the Corner?”
Interesting Norm Ornstein column. I’m writing something now along similar lines.
“Kentucky Democrats say online voting would be more secure than vulnerable Florida system”
Courier-Journal: “As Kentucky Democrats make a last-minute push to allow U.S. military personnel overseas to vote online, Florida is reporting what appears to be the first case of someone trying to manipulate U.S. voting through the Internet.”
Let me… Continue reading
Off to Virginia
I’ll be heading off to keynote the Saturday conference being put on by the Journal of Law and Politics at the University of Virginia.
The conference is: The Voting Wars: Elections and the Law from Registration to Inauguration. The… Continue reading
“Companies: Show Us the Money”
The NYS Controller and NYC public advocate have written this NYT oped.
“Money for Military, Not Poli Sci”
Inside Higher Ed: “he Senate voted Wednesday to bar the use of National Science Foundation funds for political science research not deemed essential to national security or economic interest. Lawmakers also voted to protect military tuition assistance programs from… Continue reading