Gerry Hebert:
As someone who has devoted the vast majority of my professional career enforcing the Voting Rights Act, the imminent decision in the Shelby County, Alabama case will be of great interest to me. My perspective is a… Continue reading
Dig in: “For the past year and half, the Center for Responsive Politics has been putting together the largest publicly available set of IRS data on politically active nonprofits. Today, we’re releasing it.”
The governor said in doing so he did not want to play politics, but it is not clear that voters will see the addition of an election just a few weeks before a general election that way.
CS Monitor: “The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has lost its bid to renew a challenge to a Pennsylvania law that allows local election officials to prohibit news reporters and photographers from coming within 10 feet of a polling place during an… Continue reading
Because of two apparently conflicting New Jersey statues, Gov. Christie may make a political decision about when to schedule a special election, a decision which could result in litigation over the conflicting statutes. The NYT explains the options:
The option… Continue reading
WaPo:
Schweikert considers himself a guarded optimist, but interviews with nearly three dozen GOP lawmakers and senior aides revealed plenty of doubt. The majority is “adrift,” according to a longtime conservative. The top five leaders hail from blue states… Continue reading
Baltimore Sun:
Maryland’s second-highest court upheld on Monday political consultant Julius Henson’s conspiracy conviction in a robocall scheme that prosecutors said was designed to suppress black votes.
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reaffirmed the conviction, writing that the… Continue reading