Monthly Archives: November 2013
“Campaign Finance Enforcement Strategies”
“About as many people say they’ve been abducted by space aliens as say they’ve committed voter fraud”
The Monkey Cage:
One of the findings of a new working paper by John Ahlquist, Kenneth R. Mayer
and Simon Jackman is that “the lower bound on the population reporting voter impersonation is nearly identical with the proportion of the… Continue reading
“Assembly approves changes to voting hours, ID law”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “In a late-night session Thursday, Republicans in the state Assembly approved measures to reinstate Wisconsin’s voter ID law, tighten early voting hours and limit the ability to recall some elected officials. They also took a first step… Continue reading
“Karl Rove-Backed Groups Raised $325 Million in 2012 Cycle”
Debo Adegbile Nominated to Be Assistant AG for Civil Rights
So reports Mary Orndorff Troyan.
Readers may recall that this top lawyer, who argued in NAMUDNO and Shelby County, had been rumored for a DC Circuit nomination that never came.
Tech, Training, and Tricks: Why We Should Expect a Good Deal More than “Nothing” from the President’s Commission
Jonathan Bernstein has insisted that we should “expect nothing” from the president’s electoral administration commission, headed by Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg. It’s not a bad prediction for any pundit, because “nothing” is pretty much what we’ve been getting out… Continue reading
“Koch-backed nonprofit spent record cash in 2012”
CPI:
Americans for Prosperity — the main political arm of billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch — spent a staggering $122 million last year as it unsuccessfully attempted to defeat President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, according to… Continue reading
“In Voter ID Trial, State Witness Says Similar Georgia Law Depressed White Turnout Most”
“Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Document Repeated Rejection by Courts of Legal Assault on Disclosure Laws in Letter Sent to Members of Congress”
In a letter sent today to members of Congress, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 challenged the claims by disclosure opponents that campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional violations of First Amendment free speech rights.
“How Twitter changed the Virginia AG election”
Chuck Todd talks to Dave Wasserman.
“Transparency for Thee, None for Me”
Washington Free Beacon:
A state affiliate of a network of liberal groups that does not disclose its donors attacked a network of state-based conservative groups on Wednesday for an alleged lack of transparency.
The attacks followed the release of… Continue reading
“Judge dismisses voter fraud case in Tuscaloosa school board election”
End of the line for this case?