“38,000 Voters Removed from Virginia’s Voter Rolls”
This item appears at State of Elections
Monthly Archives: November 2013
“Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“California probe of campaign donations sheds light on ‘dark money'”
LA Times: “Russo, sitting in his lawyer’s Sacramento office in July, told authorities he still wasn’t sure what happened to the $10 million that never came back to California.”
John Pomerantz on Judicial Watch Claims on Illegal IRS-FEC Coordination
John Pomerantz has written this post to the Election Law Listserv, which I am reprinting with permission:
The facts so far don’t seem to support the allegations by Judicial Watch that the IRS disclosed confidential information about American Future Fund,… Continue reading
“Book: Obama Attended Super PAC Fundraiser, Violating 2012 Campaign Pledge”
“Wisconsin Voter ID Trial Begins”
Politico:
Voter ID advocates and opponents alike will be watching Wisconsin on Monday as a new federal trial on the state’s photo ID law begins.
The case is the first federal trial under the Voting Rights Act since the… Continue reading
“Old and New Local Independent Spending in Elections”
This item appears at City Ethics.
“ERIC: Ensuring the Efficiency and Integrity of America’s Voter Rolls”
Pew video on ERIC.
“Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls”
“Can Adopting Ranked-Choice Voting Make Politics Civil?”
“A Victory Against Dark Money”
True the Vote Calls Those Supporting Expansion of Voter Registration Opportunities Through NVRA “Super Bullies”
See third item here:
Bullies in the Courthouse
By Anita MonCrief
Anyone who ever spent time in a children’s schoolyard can spot a bully a mile away; their aggressive swagger, their entourage of enablers, and of course, their brutish… Continue reading
“Ohio Republicans should deep-six flawed measure on third-party access to Ohio’s ballot: editorial”
Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial:
A misconceived Republican bill that would make it harder for third parties, such as the Libertarian Party or Green Party, to get on Ohio’s ballot has stalled at the Statehouse.
That’s the good news.
The… Continue reading
Absentee Ballot Fraud Allegations in New Haven
See this editorial in the New Haven Register.