By the Washington Free Beacon. In the piece, Bob Bauer gets credit for founding Perkins Coie (he’s wizened, yes, but I’m not sure he was in a position to found much of anything in 1912). But the thrust of… Continue reading
In State Legislatures Magazine, Lou Jacobson reviews the impact that various different primary election structures may (or may not) have on the types of candidates selected.
160 absentee ballots sent without signatures of both Republican and Democratic party representatives, rendering them apparently invalid under state law. If only there were some sort of principled, nonpartisan way to decide whether such ballots could be counted…
Apparently, Yinka Abodeda Adeshina, challenging Rick Scott for FL Governor, disclosed donors who don’t exist. I know disclosure rules are quite controversial, but I think everyone can agree that that‘s too much disclosure.
In the WaPo, Robert Barnes discusses the Supreme Court’s decisions last week not to take the same-sex marriage cases, and to stay voting decisions from the courts of appeals, shaping the law without offering much contemporaneous rationale.
The Washington Post notes that Citizens United protected independent speech, but much current spending seems decidedly non-independent. And it concludes that the spenders are ignoring or dodging the Court.
I think the blame is misplaced. In making constitutional rulings, the… Continue reading
A NY Times report about the constitutional amendment on the ballot in New York to change the redistricting structure. Unlike other states that have recently changed their redistricting process (like California and Florida), New York has no citizens’ ballot… Continue reading