“UPDATED: Anaheim City Council Unanimously Approves Compromise Settlement With ACLU On Single-Member Council Districts”
Big news from Anaheim.
It will be interesting to see what happens if this measure fails.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
NC Redistricting Challenge Next Heading to Federal Court?
“What We Know and Don’t Know about Our Polarized Politics”
Nolan McCarty kicks off a must-read series at WaPo’s “The Monkey Cage” blog:
Numerous times over the past several years Americans have witnessed how the lack of compromise and effective negotiation are central problems in our political system. The bigger… Continue reading
Here We Go Again in Virginia!
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Get ready for another recount, with control of the state Senate in the balance.
With all precincts reporting, Del. Lynwood W. Lewis Jr., D-Accomack, on Tuesday night led Republican Wayne Coleman by just 22 votes out of 20,379… Continue reading
“Iowa senator pushes US Senate to confirm Election Assistance Commission nominees”
AP reports.
It’s going to take a lot more than this to get a quorum on the EAC!
Larry Lessig, Matea Gold and Brad Smith on Diane Rehm Talking Citizens United
Final Push for New AALS Section on Election Law
Josh Douglas emails:
Dear Fellow Election Law Professors,
We are making our final push on petitioning for the creation of a new AALS Section on Election Law. We had a good turnout at the Open Session during the AALS Annual… Continue reading
Bob Bauer Responds to Brad Smith on IRS Mess
Here.
“Understanding Online Voter Registration”
Pew:
In June 2013, The Pew Charitable Trusts conducted a survey of the 13 states that offered online voter registration at that time: Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington.… Continue reading
“North Carolina Supreme Court ponders legality of redistricting”
“Why A Majority-Minority Congressional District May Go Unrepresented For An Entire Year”
“Potential voter fraud cases from 2012 election often dropped as simple mistakes, elderly confusion”
A necessary (and unfortunately rare) follow-up after sensationalized voter fraud allegations: “- Despite concerns by some Ohio lawmakers about voter fraud, most of the voting irregularities that elections officials reported during the 2012 general election did not result in criminal… Continue reading
