Reihan Salam Writes in Slate for Multimember Districts
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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio False Campaign Speech Statute: Analysis
On remand from the Supreme Court, a federal district court has decided the Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus case, granting a preliminary injunction and summary judgment to the challengers of the law.
The result in this case is… Continue reading
The “Reverse Torricelli” in #KSSEN
Taniel notes that also at issue in the #KSSEN race is a provision which requires the party to appoint a replacement if Taylor is successfully removed from the ballot. I expect Democrats to argue that there’s no time for a… Continue reading
“2 Year Voter Fraud Probe Results in Arrest
AP: “A two year voter fraud probe is wrapping up with the arrest of a former employee of a company once aligned with the Republican Party of Florida.”
“State Judges and the Right to Vote”
Josh Douglas has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
State courts are paramount in defining the constitutional right to vote. This is in part because the right to vote is, in many ways, a state-based right… Continue reading
“Voting rights cases may be headed back to Supreme Court”
Important Richard Wolf report from USA Today.
No Factfinding Necessary in #KSSEN Dispute?
Via TPM comes news that the Kansas Supreme Court has agreed to hear the question whether to remove Chad Taylor’s name from the ballot (a move that could help coalesce support around independent Greg Orman and against Republican incumbent Senator… Continue reading
“End the Flood of Dark Money in Politics”
“FEC to Move on Citizens United Rules Without Disclosure”
Breaking news via email from Bloomberg BNA Money & Politics report: “In a surprise move, a majority of the Federal Election Commission have reached agreement on new regulations to implement the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC,… Continue reading
“Voters Hate Money In Politics…Sort Of”
“Longshot campaign finance bill falls short”
No surprises dept: “An improbable effort by Senate Democrats to push forward a constitutional amendment that would have granted lawmakers more power to constrain campaign spending failed to move forward Thursday after several days of heated debate.”
A Public… Continue reading
“Elections Staff Calls Police on Principal for Holding Lunch in Voting Area”
Clash on the upper west side.
The Bauer-Ginsberg report flagged issues with using schools as polling places, and suggested student free days for those days.
“Sometimes it’s the simple things; Johnson Co., Kansas finds simple solution for proof-of-citizenship”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.