Monthly Archives: June 2014
“The Investigation Into Scott Walker Could Be Way, Way Bigger Than Scott Walker”
Paul Blumenthal writes for HuffPo.
The VRAA and the Future of Voting Rights Enforcement
For those following today’s hearings, I have an editorial today in the National Journal. It notes the continuities between the VRAA’s enforcement strategy and that used in other regulatory arenas, something I’ve written about in the past. It also… Continue reading
Watch Live Senate Judiciary Hearing on Updating Voting Rights Act
Here. Background from Mary Orndorff Troyan in USA Today.
What’s Next for McDaniel After Apparent Loss But No Concession in #MSSEN Race? The Courts?
Tonight’s surprising win for incumbent Senator Thad Cochran over Tea Party insurgent Chris McDaniel may not be quite over. AP and others have called the race, and the current margin of victory is showing as over 6,000 votes.
But McDaniel… Continue reading
“I.R.S. Did Not Follow Law After Loss of Official’s Emails, Archivist Says”
NYT: “The Internal Revenue Service did not follow the law when it failed to report a hard drive crash that destroyed emails belonging to a senior official at the center of a scandal over the agency’s treatment of conservative-leaning… Continue reading
#MSSEN: “Judge Dismisses McDaniel Supporter’s Lawsuit To Prevent Crossover Voting”
65 Ways to Improve Our Democracy
Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform rolled out its recommendations and report today on strengthening American democracy. Academics are usually on the outside looking in for such processes, but I was lucky enough to serve as one… Continue reading
“Americans have not become more politically polarized”
Mo Fiorina on the Pew study.
“Texas Fights Million-Dollar Legal Fee Award in Voting Case”
More on Whether Judge Posner Thinks He Was Wrong in Crawford Voter ID Case. Answer: Sorta, But Not Really, But Maybe Yes
You remember there was the mea culpa, then the walkback. (My take on it was in the Daily Beast: Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind on Voter ID Laws, Daily Beast, October 23, 2013). Now comes something of Judge… Continue reading
“Senate Dems Cite Scalia’s Support In Push For Campaign Money Disclosure”
TPM: “Senate Democrats are touting Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s support for campaign finance disclosures as they reignite a push to pass the DISCLOSE Act, which would require groups that spend money to influence elections to reveal their sources… Continue reading
“‘Shelby County’: One Year Later”
The Threat of “Election Observers” is Sometimes Good Enough
NYT’s Teddy Schleifer tweets that according to a spokesperson for the Mississippi SOS office, there are no reports of outside folks at the polling places today in the Senate runoff today, as had been threatened.
Part of the reason… Continue reading