Monthly Archives: September 2014
“Poll: Don’t change election law for Rand Paul”
Courier-Journal:
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul has suggested that he might run simultaneously for the presidency and re-election to the Senate in 2016, but two-thirds of registered voters in the state — including a majority of Republicans — oppose changing… Continue reading
“Libertarians protest Kasich ties to ballot decision”
AP reports. My earlier coverage is here.
“Testimony Begins in Trial Over Texas Voter ID Law”
Time to Re-Up My Open Letter to Jonathan Tobin on Voter Fraud
Tobin has just written The Justice Department Voter ID Charade for Commentary. He’s playing the same tired song about voter fraud, I’m still waiting for him to respond to my open letter:
An Open Letter to Jonathan Tobin on… Continue reading
“The Problem of Voter Fraud”
Michael Gilbert has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Columbia Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Voter ID laws have provoked a fierce controversy in politics and public law. Supporters claim that such laws deter fraudulent votes and protect the… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court’s Cash Gift to Republican Candidates”
David Firestone blogs at NYT’s Taking Note ed. blog.
New Lawsuits Filed Against Campaign Finance Disclosure
Bloomberg BNA breaking news report: “The challenge to federal disclosure rules was filed Sept. 2 in federal district court in Washington, D.C. Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission, D. D.C., Civil No. 14-1500, 9/2/14 ). The state disclosure challenge was… Continue reading
“Scott Brown Says Out-of-State Voters Should Come to N.H. Anyway to Vote for Him”
Just imagine how apoplectic the right would be if a Democrat made such a joke.
“Texas voter ID case to begin in Corpus Christi”
Tim Eaton reports for the Austin-American Statesman.
“Small Donations Fueled ‘Most Wide-Open’ Mayoral Race Last Year, Board Says”
NYT:
More than two-thirds of contributors living in New York City gave $175 or less, and more than 90 percent of the total money raised in campaigns came from individual donors, not political action committees or unions. (Last year, for… Continue reading
“The Tension Between Conservative Corporate Law Theory and Citizens United”
“Don’t let Arizona and Kansas get away with potentially discriminatory voter registration rules”
8th Circuit Strikes Down Law Barring Knowingly False Statements About Ballot Measures
The unanimous decision reversing the district court in 281 Care Committee v. Arneson is here.
The result is not a surprise, given the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Alvarez and its more recent Susan B. Anthony case. Given… Continue reading