Monthly Archives: June 2015
“Clinton to call for at least 20 days of early voting nationwide”
An Inside Look at the Drafting of President Obama’s Selma Speech on the Voting Rights Act
Must read WaPo, complete with handwritten presidential notes.
Sargent Speaks to Rep. Sarbanes About Moving Campaign Finance Reform Forward
Here, at Plum Line.
“Ahead of 2016, Voting Wars Continue, But Momentum on Registration Reform”
Via email [and posted here]:
With the 2016 race already under way, the voting wars continue in the states, but with a significant drop-off in new restrictions in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for… Continue reading
“News attention to voter fraud in the 2008 and 2012 US elections”
Brian J Fogarty, Jessica Curtis, Patricia Frances Gouzien, David C Kimball, and Eric C Vorst in Research & Politics:
The nature and frequency of voter fraud figure prominently in many ongoing policy debates about election laws in the United… Continue reading
“Money has too much of an influence in politics, Americans say”
“Democrats Challenge Voter Restrictions in Battleground States”
Important Maggie Haberman/Amy Chozick NYT reporting:
For or Mrs. Clinton, such speeches can do much to reinforce her liberal credentials while reassuring black voters who supported Mr. Obama that she is on their side.
In the same way, even if… Continue reading
Great Lineup for IACREOT Meeting in Vail
Interested in election administration? Want a beautiful setting for a conference? Great speakers?
Registration and details here.
Nate Persily on The Supreme Court’s Big Data Problem in Evenwel
Politico:
Legitimate philosophical arguments can be made in favor of using one set of statistics over another — just as one could argue that some concerns in redistricting, such as keeping counties or communities intact, should override the concern… Continue reading
“Americans Think Money In Politics Is A Problem, But Just How Big?”
Peter Overby for NPR.
“How to Make Friends and Influence Elections; This California winemaker has a private plane and a boat. Now he has a super PAC, too.”
“Jeb Bush, Taking His Time, Tests the Legal Definition of Candidate”
NYT on the Bush charade.
And as I explained in Jeb the Destroyer, this will have negative consequences for how candidates “run” in the future.
Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” First Place Winner
We are thrilled to announce the first place winners of the Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” writing competition. Michael D. McDonald and Robin E. Best of Binghamton University (SUNY), authors of “Unfair Partisan Gerrymanders in Politics and Law: A Diagnostic… Continue reading