Monthly Archives: July 2015
“In Defense of the Equal Sovereignty Principle”
Thomas Colby has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Duke LJ). Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court of the United States based its landmark decision in Shelby County v. Holder on the proposition that the Constitution contains “a fundamental… Continue reading
“Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21’s Two-Pronged Effort to Join the FEC’s Advisory Opinion Process”
“Democratic Party Machinery Shows Rust; Leaders worry losses of state, local offices create shortage of top candidates”
“Scott Walker Proposes Shutting Wisconsin Ethics Board”
Lyle Denniston Sees Potential #SCOTUS Review in Wisconsin John Doe/Delaware Disclosure Express Advocacy Cases
Just Sayin’ Dept
“If we weren’t sort of a work-in-the-open organization, you could run Politwoops and just not tell anyone. And I think Twitter probably wouldn’t find out,” he said at another point, before quickly adding, “That’s not an endorsement.”
–Nicko Margolies of… Continue reading
“Canadian election: 1.4m expatriates barred from voting after court ruling”
“Voter in L.A. school board race wins $25,000 for casting a ballot”
LAT:
An experiment in boosting chronic low-turnout local elections ended Friday when Rojas, a 35-year-old security guard, received a check for winning a lottery that included every voter in District 5 for the Los Angeles Board of Education.
“I… Continue reading
“Campaign watchdog questions nonprofit that backs Kasich”
Columbus Dispatch:
A campaign watchdog is questioning whether Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s newest TV ad may violate federal campaign finance laws.
The ad, a positive ad on Kasich’s history of balancing budgets, is scheduled to begin airing Tuesday in… Continue reading
“Ex-College Democrats president: N.C. election law intimidated college students”
The latest from the NC voting trial.
“House Members Urge Obama to Veto Bill if Campaign Finance Riders Not Removed”
Democracy 21 Press Release:
Today, 47 members of the House of Representatives signed and sent a letter to President Obama urging the President to block campaign finance riders that have been placed in the House Financial Services Appropriations bill.
The… Continue reading
“Small donor myth debunked; The heavily touted grassroots fundraising engines were largely spin, a POLITICO analysis shows.”
Politico:
Clinton’s fundraising juggernaut of a campaign for the Democratic nomination, which repeatedly pledged to build “a grassroots-driven organization,” revealed in its FEC report that 67 percent of its field-leading $47 million in primary-election cash came from donors contributing… Continue reading
“Statement on G.A.B.’s Future”
Well said:
July 20, 2015
MADISON, WI – Kevin J. Kennedy, director and general counsel of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, today issued this statement:
There has been a great deal of misinformation about the Government Accountability Board in the… Continue reading