Monthly Archives: February 2014
“Battleground Texas Activities Draw Questions”
Texas Tribune:
While saying it had received no complaint against the Democratic group Battleground Texas, the office of Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry suggested Wednesday that the group’s voter registration practices might rise to a “potential level of… Continue reading
“The Campaign Casino: Elections Have Become a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme, and the Press Is Missing the Story”
Lee Aitkin has written a new paper for Harvard’s Shorenstein Center. Here is an excerpt:
The 2012 campaign cycle was “the greatest windfall” for political operatives in American history, Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf has said—a $6 billion spending frenzy… Continue reading
“Voters’ bill of Rights Blocked in Ohio”
“New PACs try to elect state election officials”
“Spending $100m to save the planet is a bad thing for ‘sugar daddy’ politics”
Andy Kroll writes for The Guardian.
New DEMOS Report: “Millions to the Polls”
Demos has just released a new report “Millions to the Polls: Practical Policies to Fulfill the Freedom to Vote for All Americans” written by Liz Kennedy and J. Mijin Cha. It looks at best practices and make recommendations… Continue reading
“Unsealed email ties Scott Walker to secret email system”
The latest from Wisconsin. MORE from NYT.
“Kentucky Senate appears poised to approve constitutional amendment on felon voting rights”
“Responding to Shelby County: A Grand Election Bargain”
Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Law & Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
The immediate reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder was predictably fast, furious, and fissured. Some lauded the… Continue reading
“Reconsidering the Insular Cases”
“Residents And Advocates Sue City Of Cranston Over Redistricting Plan That Counts Incarcerated Population As Residents”
Jonathan Bernstein is Not Worried About Super PAC Coordination
“In NYC, Liberals Want to Let Illegal Aliens Vote and Prosecute the Police for Trying to Stop Them”
This RNLA blog post links to an important story I missed in the NY Daily News: Faced With Reports Of “Dead” Voters, NYC Board Of Elections Says Investigate The Investigators.