Monthly Archives: March 2014
Cantor Non-Committal, Hoyer Optimistic, on VRAA Bill
Cantor is the key player in the House on whether we will see a legislative response to fix the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court hobbled a key provision last June in the Shelby County case.
“Scott Walker Threatens Special Session To Restore Voter Suppression Law If It Is Struck By Courts”
This item appears at Think Progress.
“Santa Clarita Votes To Settle California Voting Rights Act Lawsuit”
And cumulative voting is in the mix.
“Election Administration: Innovation, Administrative Improvements and Cost Savings”
Senate Rules Committee hearing taking place now.
“Put the Right to Vote in the Constitution”
“Congressional investigations of FEC stalled”
“AAUGH! No More? South Carolina Advances Bill to Fund Presidential Primary”
“Hillary Clinton adviser Minyon Moore sought funds for illegal campaign, court papers allege”
WaPo: “A longtime adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton personally sought and secured the funding for what prosecutors say was an illegal shadow operation to boost Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid, according to court papers released as part of a wide-ranging… Continue reading
“Democracy 21 Calls on President Obama to Either Shut Down Organizing for Action or to End Any Relationship with OFA”
“In rare bipartisan effort, Congress votes to shift convention money to health research”
WaPo reports; Wertheimer laments.
“How Republican groups found their mojo in Florida’s special election”
“Wanted by Ecuador, 2 Brothers Make Mark in U.S. Campaigns”
“Truthiness in High Court”
Tony Mauro on the Cato brief in the Susan B. Anthony case.