Monthly Archives: January 2014
“Small-dollar donors boost pro-Obama Organizing for Action”
“The Winner-Take-All Problem in Fort Lee, New Jersey”
Scheduled to Be on WHYY Radio Times
Wed. at 10:40 am eastern, talking PA voter id and Voting Rights Amendments Act.
As always media appearances subject to last minute change.
“Filibuster Challenge Meets Resistance in D.C. Circuit”
NLJ:
Washington’s federal appellate court appeared unlikely Tuesday to revive a nonprofit group’s lawsuit seeking to strike down the Senate’s filibuster rule.
At oral arguments, a three-judge panel questioned Common Cause’s lawyer over whether the group has legal standing… Continue reading
“The Right to Vote: A State Right”
Josh Douglas writes for Slate.
Feeling Bad for Sen. Ayotte Having to Do Luxury Utah Fundraiser Over Christmas Break
Union Leader: “Grappone said Ayotte would have ‘preferred to stay home in New Hampshire with her family rather than travel of Utah for a day-and-a-half over the Christmas break, but the reality is she has to raise funds in-state… Continue reading
“Former Va. Gov. McDonnell and wife charged in gifts case”
WaPo:
Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen were charged Tuesday with illegally accepting gifts, luxury vacations and large loans from a wealthy Richmond-area businessman who sought special treatment from state government.
Authorities alleged that McDonnell… Continue reading
“How Citizens United changed politics, in 6 charts”
“Hillary Clinton: the ‘Citizens United’ candidate”
“Voting plan could put state ‘on thin ice’; One statewide violation would mean pre-clearance kicks in under proposal”
Mary Orndorff Toryan for Gannett: “South Carolina will be one misstep away from renewed federal supervision of its elections if legislation to restore part of the Voting Rights Act becomes law.The bill introduced Thursday would rewrite the rules that would… Continue reading
Bauer-Ginsberg Commission Report Delayed by Weather
USA Today: “Obama had been scheduled to receive a report from the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, but that event has been postponed because of the weather.”
“Hawaii redistricting upheld”
Lyle Denniston:
The Supreme Court, in a one-line order without explanation, on Tuesday upheld the 2012 plan for redistricting the state legislature in Hawaii. A three-judge federal district court had rejected challenges to the plan by residents of Oahu.… Continue reading
“Pepper calls out DeWine on voter rights”
The latest from Ohio.