“Texas Voter ID Law Goes to Trial”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
UN Committee on Racial Discrimination in US Issues Recommendations on Voting Rights
Here:
Right to vote
11. The Committee is concerned at the obstacles faced by individuals belonging to racial and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples to effectively exercise their right to vote, due inter alia to restrictive voter identification laws,… Continue reading
“The Iowa Case and the Question of Paid Political Endorsements”
“Landrieu claims parents’ home as her own, raising questions of Louisiana residency”
“Fairfax officials say some people may have crossed Va.-Md. line to vote twice in 2012”
WaPo: “Tens of thousands of voters were registered to cast ballots in both Virginia and Maryland during the 2012 presidential election — and more than 150 appear to have voted twice, an advocacy group claims…Some Democrats were more skeptical,… Continue reading
“2 California Counties Ask to Form Separate State”
AP: “We fully expect to be ignored,” Baird said.
“The Super PAC Workaround: How Candidates Quietly, Legally Communicate”
“Why internet voting is a very dangerous idea”
Marc Ambinder is so right.
“Protecting Political Participation Through the Voter Qualifications Clause of Article I”
Franita Tolson has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Boston College Law Review). Here is the abtract:
The Voter Qualifications Clause of Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution makes federal voting rights dependent upon participation in state elections.… Continue reading
“Judge to rule Friday on dismissing McDaniel challenge”
Ruling coming tomorrow at 2 pm Eastern.
“Constitution Check: Who decides who gets to vote?”
Lyle Denniston on Kobach v. EAC.
“Citizens United Redux: The Masses Deserve A Media Exemption Too”
Eric Wang has written this oped for the Daily Caller.
“Law & Order: Elections division; A snapshot of the plethora of elections-related litigation”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
NY Federal Court Explains Reasons for Earlier Order Blocking Enforcement of NY Contribution Limits for Super PACs
You can read the new opinion in Hispanic Leadership Fund, Inc. v. NY State Board of Elections here.