Monthly Archives: December 2013
Do We Need a “Domestic Corrupt Practices Act?”
“Virginia prepares for new voter photo ID law”
“Investigation Sought Of Non-Citizen Voting In Michigan”
CBS Detroit: “Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she’s asked the state Attorney General’s office to investigate 10 people who aren’t U.S. citizens but have voted in past Michigan elections.”
“Election law changes narrow use of provisional ballots”
The latest from North Carolina.
“Healthcare union abusing initiative process, critics say’
“State of Texas files final brief on effort to dismiss voter ID suits”
TX Redistricting: “The State of Texas filed a reply brief today defending Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s position that the voter ID suits filed by the Justice Department and by African-American and Hispanic voters should be dismissed without need… Continue reading
“Anaheim hopes to settle suit over alleged Latino political exclusion”
LA Times: “Anaheim is in talks to settle a lawsuit filed by the ACLU accusing the city of effectively excluding Latinos from holding political office and violating the California Voting Rights Act.”
This comes after a big remedy in… Continue reading
“Our First Reaction to Proposed Regulations from IRS/Treasury on Tax-Exempt Political Campaign Activity”
This release from the Bright Lines Project.
“Van Hollen and Allies Drop IRS Suit”
Revised Draft: “Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism”
I’ve posted a revised (but not final) version of this article.
It will be out in early 2014 in the William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
Why Large Scale Voter Impersonation Plans Can’t Work
Because they are dumb.
No wonder almost all serious efforts at fraud involve either election officials committing fraud or absentee ballot fraud, which takes place outside the supervision of poll workers and election workers.
It’s why we can’t find a… Continue reading
“You’re Not The Boss of Me: Pinellas County, FL Secretary of State Resolve Differences – For Now”
“A Cheer For SEC Chairman Mary Jo White And Good Government”
Brad Smith:
SEC Chair Mary Jo White deserves kudos for refusing to let the agency be yanked into this fiasco. Normally one would write, “I can only imagine the pressure she was under.” In this case, however, I know… Continue reading