Monthly Archives: March 2014
“Local couple upset after receiving pre-marked voter registration card from Covered California”
ABC 10 News: “LA MESA, Calif. – A local couple called 10News concerned after they received an envelope from the state’s Obamacare website, Covered California. Inside was a letter discussing voter registration and a registration card pre-marked with an… Continue reading
“New G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States”
Must-read, front-page NYT article:
In all, nine states have passed measures making it harder to vote since the beginning of 2013. Most have to do with voter ID laws. Other states are considering mandating proof of citizenship, like a… Continue reading
Intriguing Page from Clinton Documents on Democratic Soft Money Ban
Via Josh Gerstein, who has mined the latest set of released Clinton docs, comes a single page on campaign finance from Michael Waldman’s files. (Waldman was a Clinton speechwriter and now heads the Brennan Center for Justice, which supports… Continue reading
“Cursed With Nation’s Second-Highest Turnout Rate, Wisconsin Restricts Early Voting”
“Organizer regrets including felon in voter rally”
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The president of a local civil rights group said he “regrets” calling a convicted voting felon to the stage during the Cincinnati launch of the Ohio Voters Bills of Rights petition drive.
Bishop Bobby Hilton called Melowese… Continue reading
“Wealthiest congressional districts represented by Democrats”
AP:
Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It’s a label you’re hearing as Democrats complain about GOP opposition to raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits.
But in Congress, the wealthiest are more likely to be… Continue reading
“Vote fraud by impersonation just doesn’t exist”
Kuff’s World. (linking Zack Roth)
“Voter rights groups appeal documentation ruling”
AP:
Voting rights groups filed an appeal Friday of a judge’s order that federal election officials must help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws requiring new voters to provide documentation proving their U.S. citizenship.
A court filing sent to… Continue reading
“Snapshot: A look at who has received free voter IDs in N.C.”
“How Voter ID Can Work for Democrats”
Francis Barry for Bloomberg View.
“Is Tim Draper’s Six Californias Plan to Split the State Legal Under California Law?”
Vik Amar writes for Justia.
I’ve expressed some similar reservations.
“The ‘Sheldon Primary’ is one reason Americans distrust the political system”
“GOP Steps Up Attack on Early Voting in Key Swing States”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.