Monthly Archives: March 2015

Justin Elliott reports for ProPublica.

“Wisconsin’s Battle Over Voter Photo ID Law Could Soon Reach an End”

March 11, 2015, 9:27 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

“Campaign Finance: The Current State of Affairs & Where We Go From Here”

March 11, 2015, 9:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Looks like a great NYC bar association event.

Schmitt on Reform Skeptics and Romantics

March 10, 2015, 5:39 pmcampaigns, political parties, primariesBruce Cain and Emily Zhang

Mark Schmitt has written a thoughtful piece about democratic romanticism in the recent edition of the journal Democracy (http://www.democracyjournal.org/36/democratic-romanticism-and-its-critics.php). In it, he identifies “an increasingly influential group of scholars and journalists” who form a “school of skeptics” about… Continue reading

“Spare Annapolis the dysfunction of D.C.”

March 10, 2015, 5:26 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

David Lublin oped in the Baltimore Sun.

“Election Law Program Launches State Election Law eBenchbook Project”

March 10, 2015, 5:21 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Release: The Election Law Program, a joint program of William & Mary Law School and the National Center for State Courts, announced a new initiative to develop State Election Law eBenchbooks to assist courts adjudicating election matters.… Continue reading

“Elusive Justice in Wisconsin”

March 10, 2015, 5:15 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“With ‘Motor Voter’ bill, Oregon perpetuates voting wars (OPINION)”

March 10, 2015, 5:14 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Paul Gronke in the Oregonian: With those figures, it sounds like automatic voter registration is a good thing; it creates a voter registration system that is easier for citizens, less expensive for the taxpayers and less prone to inaccuracy. Moreover,… Continue reading

“Hasidic Voters Sue Sullivan County Board of Elections”

March 10, 2015, 5:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NY State of Politics: A group of Hasidic voters in the small Catskills village of Bloomingburg is suing the Sullivan County Board of Elections, alleging it is “engaging in an unyielding discriminatory campaign” to deprive them of their right… Continue reading

The Pope on Campaign Financing

March 10, 2015, 5:09 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Woah: Asked about when he plans to visit Argentina, Francis said that he wants to do so in 2016, but that it’s not set in stone because he has other trips to plan and countries to go to before.… Continue reading