Monthly Archives: August 2013

Did Election Fraud Help Win the Civil War? Part II

August 8, 2013, 2:11 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

In a prior post picked up by Volokh, Instapundit, and others, I raised this question. In light of further research, with much thanks to those who pointed me in the right directions, I now think the answer might very… Continue reading

“The racist history of voter challenge provisions in NC ‘monster’ election bill”

August 8, 2013, 1:49 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This item appears at Facing South.

“Iowa ethics board will investigate National Organization for Marriage”

August 8, 2013, 12:52 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Des Moines Register: “A national organization that opposes same-sex marriage may have violated state law by not disclosing its donors in its fight to oust Iowa Supreme Court justices, ethics officials said today.”

“Florida is already making it harder to vote, thanks to the Supreme Court”

August 8, 2013, 12:50 pmSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Week reports.

House Passes Bill (REINS Act) Requiring Every Significant Piece of Economic Regulation to Be Approved by Congress

August 8, 2013, 12:04 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Commentary here. That’s a way to bring the rest of the government to a screeching halt, no?

“30 Cincinnati cops committed voter fraud, won’t be charged”

August 8, 2013, 11:55 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSN reports. Dan Tokaji sees a troubling double-standard.

“Hanabusa Aide Resigns After FEC Complaint of Email About PhRMA”

August 8, 2013, 11:46 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

“Texas Launches New Legal Attack On Voting Rights Act”

August 8, 2013, 10:50 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sahil Kapur of TPM reports.

“After Shelby, Voting-Law Changes Come One Town at a Time”

August 8, 2013, 8:57 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Frontline reports.

Watch Webcast Now of Bauer-Ginsberg Commission Meeting

August 8, 2013, 8:19 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Here.

“Ruling Revives Florida Review of Voting Rolls”

August 8, 2013, 7:43 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: “Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, newly empowered by the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in June that struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act, has ordered state officials to resume a fiercely contested effort to… Continue reading

“Congressional District Compactness, Gerrymandering By State”

August 8, 2013, 7:39 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Governing computes.

Christmas in August: Doug Chapin Edition

August 8, 2013, 7:34 amelection administration, election law "humor"Rick Hasen

Ins and outs list.

Texas Ups the Ante in Fight Over Voting Rights Act, Betting on An Emboldened Conservative Supreme Court

August 7, 2013, 9:28 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I recently wrote in NLJ about AG Holder’s Texas-sized gambit: to get Texas covered again under a preclearance regime using section 3 of the Voting Rights Act. It’s a move that is risky both legally and politically, for reasons I… Continue reading