Monthly Archives: October 2013
“Outside Spending Floods Judicial Elections at Record Levels, Report Finds”
Bauer on Cain on Semi-Disclosure
Here.
” McCutcheon and the Biennial Bottleneck; The aggregate limit on contributions to party committees hurts democracy.”
Stephen Hoersting for NRO.
Ari Berman Reviews Gary May’s Voting Rights Act Book
“Tea party-aligned FreedomWorks fueled by elite donors; Most of the $15 million raised last year came from four unnamed donors”
Member of Congress Points to Judge Posner’s Crawford Turnabout in Voter ID Bill Press Release
Rep. Cohen: “Earlier this month, the federal judge who wrote the majority opinion in a ruling that is widely credited with allowing restrictive state voter ID laws to go forward stated that the decision was wrong and the law… Continue reading
“‘Daily Show’ comments cost GOP precinct chair his post”
WRAL:
A Buncombe County Republican precinct chairman has been asked to resign after making “offensive” comments on “The Daily Show.”
Buncombe GOP Chairman Henry Mitchell said Don Yelton officially stepped down from his position Thursday.
In a segment that … Continue reading
Breaking: 2d Circuit Holds Super PACs Can Play in NYC Mayoral Election
You can find the order here.
As I’ve explained, the federal district court had refused a preliminary injunction for a group that wanted to make unlimited contributions to an independent expenditure committee in the mayor’s race. It did not… Continue reading
‘The Future of the Voting Rights Act; How effective is Section 2, the part of the law the Supreme Court left alone?”
Nick Stephanopoulos writes for Slate.
I’m not as optimistic as Nick about the uses of Section 2 in voter id cases.
“The Conservative Who Hates Slush Funds”
David Firestone on Peter Schweitzer’s “Extortion:”
There’s no reason why reducing the influence of money should be a conservative or a liberal project. These are fundamental questions of better government, and Tea Party activists who complain about the influence of… Continue reading
“Cuccinelli: No conflict for AG’s office to preside over election”
The latest from Va.
“Source: Settlement in $11 Million Arizona Donation Case”
SacBee: “The state’s political ethics watchdog has reached a settlement following its probe into an $11 million donation that added last-minute drama to Gov. Jerry Brown‘s tax increase initiative, a source close to the case told The Bee.”
“Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind On Voter ID Laws”
I have written this new piece for The Daily Beast. A snippet:
But I for one am glad Judge Posner spoke up candidly. Supporters of voter ID laws point to Crawford all the time as having settled the issue of… Continue reading