Monthly Archives: September 2014
Quote of the Day: Voter ID Dep’t
“I had to put $42 where it would do the most good….We couldn’t eat the birth certificate.”
—Sammie Louise Bates, testifying at the first day of the Texas Voter ID trial, on the burden of the cost of… Continue reading
“IRS Can End ‘Dark Money’ in Federal Elections”
“LDF’s Political Participation Team Challenges Texas’s Discriminatory Photo ID Law”
“Ohio Lawmakers Want To Push Stalled Voter ID Bill”
“California senator to be sentenced in perjury case”
AP reports on Rod Wright sentencing.
“High court weighs campaign cash in judicial race”
Miami Herald:
When Lanell Williams-Yulee began running for a Hillsborough County judgeship in 2009, she signed a letter to would-be supporters seeking contributions for her campaign.
Now, five years later, Williams-Yulee’s letter could spur the U.S. Supreme Court to… Continue reading
“Legal challenge of Texas voter ID law kicks off in federal court”
The latest from the trial. Steve Ansolabehere testified yesterday.
NYT Ed Board Wants Tie-Breaking 7th Member of Federal Election Commission
“Leaked Audio Suggests Koch’s AFP Violated Law During Walker Recall”
“Can this ‘dark money’ group help the Democrats keep the Senate?”
CPI:
Liberals may blame conservatives for the ongoing surge of political “dark money” dominating the 2014 midterm elections. But Democrats are now taking full advantage of these secretive, free-wheeling political behemoths, while at the same time, bemoaning their influence.… Continue reading
“Abbott defends raid on Houston voter registration group”
Dallas Morning News:
Attorney General Greg Abbott said Tuesday that his office’s investigation of a Houston voter registration group that netted no prosecutions but left the organization in tatters was justified.
The 2010 investigation, which included an aggressive raid,… Continue reading
“Judge Rejects Defense’s Criteria for Convicting Ex-Governor as Jury Gets Case”
NYT:
A key ruling by the judge was on the definition of an “official action” taken by Mr. McDonnell during the period of the indictment. The judge defined bribery as trading something of value “for official actions by a… Continue reading
The State of Jefferson
KCRA: 2 California Counties Ask to Form a Separate State.