Monthly Archives: February 2014
“Feds: Mexican Tycoon Exploited Super PACs to Influence U.S. Elections”
“Newport council candidate seeks bitcoin donations”
About to Be on HuffPostLive Talking Early Voting
with Mike Sacks, Jonathan Bernstein, and David Schaefer.
Background:my recent Slate piece on conservatives and early voting.
Talked Early Voting with Pete Domnick Today
“Taking Down D’Souza and Other Abuses of Power”
Brad Smith:
I have no idea if Dinesh D’Souza is guilty of the alleged campaign finance law violations. One cannot make campaign contributions in the name of another or exceed the legal limit—then $5000—to a candidate in a campaign… Continue reading
“More voting rules poised to pass state House”
The latest from Ohio.
“On Campaign Payment of Legal Fees, Contrasting Views From Christie”
Brian Svoboda dives in.
“Winter Reading: Rick Hasen’s ‘Lobbying, Rent-Seeking, and the Constitution'”
This item appears at the City Ethics blog.
Politico on the Partisan Fights over Secretary of State Races
Here.
NYT Ed Backs AG Holder’s Call on Felon Disenfranchisement
Read.
“The Progressive Roots of Republican Vote Suppression”
Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View:
Is Hasen correct? It’s hard to know. Another plausible explanation is that the Republican efforts are devoted to restricting the franchise for purely partisan reasons, while conservative writers flail around looking for a more high-minded… Continue reading
“EXCLUSIVE: Latest Herron & Smith: ‘Race, Shelby County, and the Voter Information Verification Act in North Carolina'”
New research from Michael Herron and Dan Smith:
Abstract
Shortly after the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the state of North Carolina enacted an omnibus piece of election-reform… Continue reading
“Political Ignorance and Early Voting”
Ilya Somin:
Some conservative commentators – including co-blogger Eugene Kontorovich and John McGinnis, and former Justice Department voting rights specialist J. Christian Adams, have recently criticized early voting, on the grounds that it exacerbates the problem of… Continue reading