Monthly Archives: May 2014
“17-year-olds voted at higher rate than parents in primary”
Voter ID Battle in New Mexico Town
“Tobacco money fuels gay Republicans, business organizations”
“The Play in the Joints of the Election Clauses”
Derek Muller has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Election Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
The Constitution delegates election administration to both the federal government and the state governments. But delineating the boundary between these sovereigns has not been… Continue reading
“Report on Iowa voter fraud investigation released”
AP: “A two-year investigation of voter fraud in Iowa turned up 117 cases of illegal voting but only 27 people have been charged so far, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Thursday when releasing a final report of… Continue reading
FEC Statements on Bitcoin
Chair Lee Goodman
Democratic commissioners
You can bet your bottom bitcoin that Democratic and Republican commissioners will continue to clash on just about anything controversial coming before the Commission.
Big News: PA Won’t Appeal Ruling Striking Down Voter ID
AP has the news.
As I’ve said, one cannot consider the constitutionality or permissibility of “voter id” in a vacuum. Each state’s law must be evaluated separately in terms of the types of i.d.’s required, the means by which i.d’s… Continue reading
From the Huh? Department
Justice Scalia co-author hires lawyer to determine whether Judge Posner critiques of their book on statutory interpretation have merit.
“Efforts to revive Voting Rights Act provision stall in Congress”
It is odd that this article originating in the Dallas Morning News does not include the two most important words related to this question: Eric Cantor.
FEC Commissioners Disagree About What They Approved Re Bitcoin Contributions
Matea Gold:
That low sum assuaged the concerns of several commissioners about the risks of the virtual currency, said Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic appointee.
“The $100 limit was really important to us,” she said. “We have to balance a… Continue reading
“Wisconsin to lift limits on campaign giving after Supreme Court ruling”
More news from Wisconsin: “Wisconsin election officials acknowledged in federal court Thursday they could not enforce a state law that limits the amount donors can give to all candidates to $10,000 a year, in light of a recent U.S. Supreme… Continue reading