Monthly Archives: September 2014
“Far From Over, Florida’s Redistricting Wrangles Now Focus on State Senate Boundaries”
“The Case for Outside Spending: New Hampshire Edition”
Paul Jossey Daily Caller oped:
As the New Hampshire senate race continues to tighten, outside groups seeking to influence the outcome are getting more creative. One group “tracked” Republican Scott Brown down a river via kayak.… Continue reading
Marc Elias Representing Chad Taylor in #KSSEN Case
“Norman Ornstein: Bring the Presidential Succession Act up to date”
Of course he’s right.
Amazing that these issues cannot get Washington to move to act.
“In defense of @Lessig’s Mayday PAC and an electoral strategy on money in politics”
Will Cutbacks in Days But Not Hours of Early Voting in NC Increase Turnout?
Fascinating statistics from Gerry Cohen: “All in all, however, I think plaintiffs are barking up the wrong tree in litigating early voting hours and days. The current State Board of Elections has adopted plans that are MUCH more useful to… Continue reading
“Hundreds of Voters Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s New Voting Restrictions”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
About the $2 Birth Certificate in Texas to Get “Free” Voter ID
Brennan Center report from the trial [with language updated from the Brennan Center];
Under cross-examination by Dan Freeman, [Victor Farinelli, the electronic registration manager of the Department of State Health Services’ Vital Statistics Unit] testified that there is no law… Continue reading
Brennan Center Releases 2014 Version of Its Student Voting Guide
Ga. Sen. Who Made Comments About African American Voters Says He’s Not a Racist and Won NAACP Award
True the Vote: “Elections in America are under fire.”
From a TTV fundraising email:
Elections in America are under fire. We’ve known it, we’ve lived it, and we’ve been targeted for our efforts to stop it. But until now, the political election suppression machine that exists to stop us… Continue reading
Wow: Single Voter Without ID Could Decide Outcome of Local MS Election
Clarion Ledger:
Unless a lone affidavit voter shows up with a valid photo ID before next Tuesday, Glenn Bolin and Stephanie Bounds will draw straws to see who becomes Poplarville alderman.
In a special election runoff Tuesday, Bolin and Bounds… Continue reading
Justin Driver on Murphy on Justice Scalia
I think this is the most spot-on review of the flaws in Murphy’s book. I would give Murphy’s book more credit, however, for its ability to trace the development of Scalia’s jurisprudence through his years on the Court.