“Cheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
“‘Gyrocopter’ Pilot Honored with Commemorative Stamp: Postal Worker’s Flight Against Big Money in Politics Celebrated”
Better to laugh or cry at this parody?
“Active Firms and Active Shareholders: Corporate Political Activity and Shareholder Proposals”
Geeyoung Min and Hye Young You have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstractL
Corporate political activity has become one of shareholders’ top concerns. We examine whether firms targeted by shareholder proposals show different campaign contributions and lobbying… Continue reading
“Racism Is Destroying the Right to Vote”
Sean McElwee at Demos:
As the chart shows, the relationship between racial stereotyping and ease of access is strong. Although other variables certainly play a role, the R-squared value suggests about a quarter of a system’s ease of access can… Continue reading
With Justice Ginsburg, Is Today’s “Constitution” Yesterday’s “Broccoli?”
This morning Maureen Dowd reported for the NYT about a same-sex wedding she attended officiated by Justice Ginsburg:
But the most glittering moment for the crowd came during the ceremony. With a sly look and special emphasis on the… Continue reading
“Connecting the Dots Behind the 2016 Candidates”
Don’t miss this NYT interactive graphic to accompany the must-read Confessore-Lichtblau piece on super pacs and coordination which I linked to last night.
A Real Money Primary
People sometimes talk about the invisible primary, or the role of wealth in making candidates viable. Well Bill Scher wants to put that insight into action for the Republican primary debates:
How do you accomplish that? Boil it down to… Continue reading
“Campaign finance reformers should remain depressed”
Jessica Levinson in SacBee on Williams-Yulee.
“Modern campaigning has big effects on voter turnout”
Andrew Gelman at The Monkey Cage.
“Judges Dialing for Dollars? Supreme Court Says No”
“‘Candidates’ Driving Cash-Filled Trucks Through Campaign-Finance Loopholes”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Sign of the Times: Florida Governor’s U-Turn on OVR”
A ChapinBlog:
Florida’s experience on OVR is just the latest example of how the policy debate has shifted on election issues in recent years. At this time four years ago, the hot topic was voter ID and all the… Continue reading
Bauer on the State of the Debate in Campaign Finance
BREAKING: Cert Denied in Wisconsin John Doe Case at SCOTUS
Here is the order list:
14-872 O’KEEFE, ERIC, ET AL. V. CHISHOLM, JOHN, ET AL. The motion of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The motion of The… Continue reading