Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Voting Rights Act, the most successful civil rights statute in American history, is dying. In the recent Shelby County decision, the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue reading
Here is the funeral notice, and here is Doug Chapin’s remembrance.
I will deeply miss Roy’s friendship and leadership.He was truly a giant in the field of election law. He taught me more than anyone else about the law related… Continue reading
Bauer:
How much can a candidate do for a Super PAC without illegally “coordinating” with it? Recent proposals would answer that she has to keep her distance—no publicly (or privately) stated support and no fundraising for the independent committee.… Continue reading
Amitai Etzioni has posted this draft on SSRN (PS: Political Science and Politics). Here is the abstract:
To establish the scope and level of corruption in the contemporary United States, a collaborative project of political scientists is called for. Such… Continue reading
SacBee: “The campaign to force a public vote on Sacramento’s downtown arena plan was dealt a considerable blow Friday, when the city’s top elections official rejected the measure for “major” legal flaws and ruled it should not appear on… Continue reading
John Fund on Bauer-Ginsberg.
I’ve long said that those genuinely concerned with fraud need to start with controls on absentee ballots. As the PCEA report itself noted, “Fraud is rare, but when it does occur, absentee ballots are often the… Continue reading