Monthly Archives: April 2013
Colorado Still Ground Zero in Voting Wars
Denver Post:
Democrats are expected to introduce a sweeping elections bill Wednesday that would allow residents to register to vote through Election Day, and send mail ballots to every voter, according to a draft of the bill obtained by The… Continue reading
“Inside Bush v. Gore”
I just received my advanced copy of former Florida Chief Justice Charley Wells memoir of the 2000 Florida controversy. I blurbed this book and enjoyed it very much. The one thing that’s missing—by design–is any description of the Court’s internal… Continue reading
“Reid not ready to move on changing filibuster rule on nominations”
NBC:
Continuing an uneasy standoff with Republicans on filibusters of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the federal courts and to executive branch positions, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Tuesday he isn’t quite ready to pull the trigger on… Continue reading
Fight Between Institute for Justice and Washington Public Disclosure Commission Over Legal Representation as Contributions
Steve Klein offers his perspective.
“DOJ Official Testifies on ‘Significant Challenges’ in Campaign Finance Investigations, Prosecutions”
BLT: “The U.S. Justice Department is ‘hampered’ from uncovering corruption and enforcing campaign finance laws in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a top prosecutor testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill.”
“The Voting Rights Act Becomes More Vital By the Day”
“Debate Over Allowing Secretly Indicted Nelson Castro To Twice Run For Re-Election”
NYDN: “The decision by federal and Bronx prosecutors to allow government mole Nelson Castro to twice run for re-election to the Assembly while secretly under indictment has raised some eyebrows. Several lawmakers and state government officials questioned whether the… Continue reading
“FEC Stoops to a New Low, or a Mountain out of a Molehill?”
David Keating:
The Campaign Legal Center’s Paul Ryan recently charged that the FEC stooped “to a new low” because the agency failed to hound a mysterious robocaller who allegedly spoke to voters without a disclaimer and perhaps failed to… Continue reading
“Citizen Center Sues Town of Center to Overturn Flawed Election”
Press release: “Citizen Center filed an election contest yesterday as a co-plaintiff seeking to set aside the March 19 Center, Colorado, special recall election. The suit focuses on breakdowns in critical election procedures and a surprising violation of voters’… Continue reading
“The Right Kind of Reform”
Fred Wertheimer: “The indictments last week of a New York state senator and five other New York politicians in an alleged bribery scandal once again focused the public spotlight on the dangers of influence money in the political system.”
“Conservative Group Helping Industry Fight Federal Cuts”
NYT: “As one of the country’s largest and oldest conservative advocacy groups, the American Conservative Union has long fought to rein in federal spending and limit the size of government. But behind the scenes, the group has formed a… Continue reading
“New Study Examines Rejected Ballots in Arizona”
“Judge rules against complaint about Pennsylvania redistricting plan”
News from Pa: “A federal district court judge denied a Latino group’s request for injunctive relief and dismissed its complaint regarding the legislative reapportionment plan in Pennsylvania.”