Monthly Archives: April 2015
“Settlement reverses some cuts to Ohio early voting”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
“Killing Speech Softly: Campaign Legal Calls for Another Investigation”
Ohio Early Voting Suit Settled, With Elimination of Significant “Golden Week”
This is a big deal, especially given that Democrats long took advantage of the “golden week” to both register and vote early at the same time. Here are the two sides’ press releases:
Ohio SOS:
Husted Announces Agreement in Early… Continue reading
The Great Bagel Compromise of 2015 at the FEC
Oy. The Commissioners can’t even agree on what to serve to celebrate (?) the FEC’s 40th anniversary.
“The Looming Pay-To-Play Problem”
2015 Election Law — Cases and Materials Supplement
For instructors who use Lowenstein, Hasen, & Tokaji, Election Law—Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2012): There will be a printed 2015 Supplement, available in early August (proofs will be available sooner through the publisher). The ISBN for book ordering… Continue reading
“House quietly passes tax exemption for megadonors; Major contributors like the Koch brothers and Tom Steyer would get a break on gift taxes to secretive non-profit groups”
“Lawmakers denounce Florida elections chief a second time”
Miami Herald:
Gov. Rick Scott’s elections chief faced open hostility from Senate Republicans for a second time Thursday for opposing a bipartisan bill to allow online voter registration by 2017.
Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary of State… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton Will Take Lobbyist Contributions
Politico.
But she will still feed red meat to Democratic activists by calling for an amendment to overturn Citizens United.
“What We Get Wrong About Lobbying and Corruption”
Lee Drutman at The Monkey Cage.
“Texas Photo ID Law Blocks Legitimate Voters”
Jonathan Brater writes for the Brennan Center.
“Bexar County successfully tests email ballots for military members; After almost a decade of attempts, county finds the one that works”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“Hillary Clinton’s Bad Campaign Finance Ideas; She’s right that money in politics is a problem. But suggesting a constitutional amendment is foolish.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
People are deservedly angry about the unprecedented flow of money into our elections. On Wednesday a postal worker literally risked his life to land a gyrocopter near the U.S. Capitol to… Continue reading