“‘Purged’ voter’s experience raises questions”
Interesting case study from Va.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
“Elefino (cont.): Did Voter ID Cause Low Texas Turnout?”
“Groups Mobilize to Aid Democrats in ’14 Data Arms Race”
NYT:
Liberal and Democratic-leaning groups, facing a difficult midterm election next year without the technological muscle of the Obama campaign behind them, are preparing a major effort to improve their data infrastructure.
George Soros, the retired hedge fund billionaire… Continue reading
“Bring Me a Case”
Linda Greenhouse on how Justices issue “invitations” to litigants to get cases to the Supreme Court.
I tacked this same issue recently in Anticipatory Overrulings, Invitations, Time Bombs, and Inadvertence: How Supreme Court Justices Move the Law, 61 Emory… Continue reading
“Political Participation and Civic Courage: The Negative Effect of Transparency on Making Small Campaign Contributions”
Ray LaRaja has written this article for Political Behavior. Here is the abstract:
This study assesses whether public disclosure of campaign contributions affects citizens’ willingness to give money to candidates. In the American states, campaign finance laws require disclosure of… Continue reading
“Ballot measure money not political under IRS loophole”
A Good Lesson that the FEC Split is Ideological Not Partisan
Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked in votes taken before the arrival of two new commissioners regarding two enforcement cases targeting the House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC that spent more than $30 million in the 2012… Continue reading
“University of Denver Strategic Issues Program Uses Consensus-Based Model to Address Campaign Finance Reform”
The following press release arrived via email:
University of Denver Strategic Issues Program Uses Consensus-Based
Model to Address Campaign Finance Reform
Reaching Practical Solutions for Money and Elections Post Citizens United
DENVER – Nov. 12, 2013 – The University of… Continue reading
TPM Sits Down for Q&A with New FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel
“Groups Oppose Arizona and Kansas Laws Regarding Proof-of-Citizenship for Voter Registration”
Press release:
A council of 21 Indian tribes in Arizona, two Arizona citizen groups, and an Arizona state senator filed a motion today in federal court in Kansas to intervene in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), to… Continue reading
“Herring, Obenshain dig in for a fight in tight Va. attorney general race as the lawyers move in”
“Video: Trevor Potter on the State of Money & Politics”
“Sawant pulls ahead of Conlin by 41 votes; As the vote count continues in the Seattle City Council race, the Socialist candidate takes the lead. A recount could be ahead. “
The latest from Seattle.