“Beware Kobach’s lie about KC voter fraud case”
It’s a lie ELB readers will recognize.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
“NYC Board Of Elections Finds Nearly 1,600 Brooklyn Ballots Never Counted In Nov. 2012”
“Suspect voters sent to Colorado DAs mostly Democrats”
AP: “Democrats make up more than half of the 155 suspected noncitizen voters that Secretary of State Scott Gessler is referring to prosecutors, according to figures released by his office Friday….But Democrats and voting rights groups have questioned Gessler’s… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court’s Libertarian Moment?”
Ilya Shapiro:
The casual observer of the Supreme Court must have been quite confused last week. First, the Court punted on an affirmative action case, making it harder to use race in college admissions decisions without prohibiting the practice altogether.… Continue reading
“Is It Time for a Right to Vote in the Constitution?”
NYU Washington is hosting this event on July 9th.
Here’s video of the first event in the series.
“IRS Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political”
“Power from the people: Does the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage ruling threaten direct democracy?”
“IRS ‘BOLOs’ raise new questions about political targeting uproar”
WaPo:
Internal Revenue Service documents showing that the agency might have scrutinized politically liberal groups before it inappropriately targeted conservative ones intensified debate on Capitol Hill last week, leaving the agency and its watchdog scrambling to explain themselves.
The… Continue reading
Conservatives Criticize Shelby County Reasoning
Nina Totenberg for NPR on the voting rights decision:
Although the decision was hailed by many political conservatives, its reviews from academic and judicial conservatives were considerably less admiring.
Harvard Law professor Charles Fried, a former state Supreme Court justice… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Supreme Court’s Ginsburg vows to resist pressure to retire”
“Should Republicans Just Focus on White Voters?”
Interesting Tom Edsall column.
“How to Capture a Wild Republican”
NYT:
Every mayoral candidate needs 3,750 voter signatures to appear on the primary ballot in Sptember. With about 3 million registered Democrats in the city, Democratic canvassers can stand on a street corner and let the deluge pour forth.… Continue reading
“New Texas Voting Disputes”
What is DOJ Telling Former Section 5 Jurisdictions?
Via Ryan J. Reilly:
Section 5 submissions
With respect to administrative submissions under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, that were pending as of June 25, 2013, or received after that date, the Attorney General is providing a written… Continue reading