“CBS46 Tries To Find The “Missing” 48,000 Voter Registration Forms”
In Georgia – connected to this story here. Weird, weird, weird.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
“Information You Need to Make Up Your Own Mind”
CLC blogs on the fight over FCC regulation of broadcast stations disclosing the sponsors for their political ads.
“Whites Are More Supportive of Voter ID Laws When Shown Photos of Black People Voting”
Breitbart Attributes Posner’s ID Dissent to Angling for Court Appointment
Fascinating. Farfetched, but fascinating.
AG Holder on Texas and Voter ID
Of course, this was from this morning.
Reactions to the 5th Circuit’s Voter ID Ruling
Plaintiffs Taking Texas Voter ID Case to #SCOTUS
So reports MSNBC. My earlier analysis of the Supreme Court chances are here.
The 5th Circuit’s Concurrence
Rick just quoted from Judge Costa’s concurrence in the 5th Circuit panel’s order — and I’d like to highlight one part of that concurrence. Judge Costa says, citing cases from Ohio and North Carolina, that “in two recent decisions, [the… Continue reading
Judge Randa Does It Again
Via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comes news that Judge Randa has issued an order and opinion allowing coordination between an outside group and a campaign on First Amendment grounds.
I expect this ruling will not stand. To begin with, the… Continue reading
Analysis: Texas Voter ID Decision: To #SCOTUS or Not?
The Fifth Circuit’s order in the Texas voter id case relies on “the Purcell principle” that courts should not change election rules in advance of the election. Although this outcome was expected, this ruling also shows, as I laid … Continue reading
Quick Reaction to 5th Circuit ID Order
Essentially, all the marbles of this 5th Circuit order come down to “it’s too close to the election to stop the law from going into effect, because pollworkers will be confused.”
It’s important to recognize that the court of appeals… Continue reading
BREAKING: 5th Circuit Stays Voter ID Order
And the wait is over, for now. The 5th Circuit just stayed the district court’s order blocking ID — which means at the moment, the ID law is back in place in Texas. Stay tuned for an application to SCOTUS. … Continue reading
U. Edinburgh Study Suggests Lowering Voting Age to 16
The Times of India reports on a University of Edinburgh study reviewing voting in the recent referendum on Scottish independence, in which 16 and 17-year-old citizens were allowed to vote. The study also found that active discussion of the referendum… Continue reading
(Some of) the FEC On (Some of) the Road
In just a few hours, Prof. Nick Stephanopoulos, at Chicago, talks to FEC Vice Chair Ann Ravel, who’s apparently on a “listening tour” across (some of) the country.