“Ohio Libertarian Party Loses Primary Ballot Access Lawsuit”
Richard Winger reports. Next stop is SCOTUS.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
“Going to Voters Where They Live”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“House passes ballot measure on court appointments”
New battle in Florida: “Voters will have a chance to decide whether an outgoing governor should appoint vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court that open at the same time a new governor is sworn in.”
Ari Berman on the New Ohio Early Voting Lawsuit
Here.
“Voter Turnout in Primary Elections”
New report from Eric McGhee of PPIC:
California’s new top-two primary system did not produce the increase in voter turnout that many had hoped for in 2012. But it did appear to engage independent voters. Examining primary voting trends over… Continue reading
RNLA Goes After News21, “Vote Fraud Deniers;” A Brief Response
Blog post here.
Where to begin?
1. I’ve explained why attacks on the News21 methodology have missed the forest for the trees. No doubt the News21 methodology undercounts some prosecutions for voter fraud, but what matters is what… Continue reading
“Voter impersonation fraud: The GOP’s phantom menace”
Dick Polman blogs, continuing the ghost metaphor in my Reuters piece on voter impersonation fraud yesterday.
Since I wrote my piece I learned that ACLU lawyer Karyn Rotker closed her argument in the Wisconsin voter id case I wrote… Continue reading
Lessig’s Super PAC to End All Super PACs
Lessig’s self-described “moonshot” is now live at MayOne.Us.
“Federal panel upholds Arizona legislative map”
Gannett:
A divided federal court has upheld the legislative map drawn by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, removing any question about which districts candidates would run in this year.
The 2-1 decision by a federal panel came 13 months… Continue reading
“Capital Confusion: DC Officials Reveal Computer Failure Hampered April 1 Election”
Joe Birkenstock Becoming Named Partner at Sandler Reiff
Woah! Big get for Sandler Reiff. Congrats to all!
“Campaign Legal Center and Sunlight Foundation file FCC complaints against broadcasters for failure to disclose information on political ads”
See the press release.
“Justice Stevens Before the Senate, on Behalf of a Constitutional Amendment”
“ACLU to file suit against Ohio’s early voting cuts”
MSNBC:
Ohio’s cuts to early voting discriminate against blacks and Hispanics in violation of the Voting Rights Act, a forthcoming lawsuit alleges.
The suit, to be filed Thursday in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union, offers… Continue reading