Monthly Archives: March 2016

Lowenstein Speaks!

March 5, 2016, 5:34 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

UCLA Law Review Podcast: In this episode, we continue our discussion of campaign finance reform by interviewing Daniel Lowenstein, an emeritus Professor at the UCLA School of Law and a leading scholar in the field of electoral law. … Continue reading

“AZ Secy of State Reagan Warns CPAC Conservatives Of ‘Radical Left’s’ Outrageous Blocking Of GOP Ballot Harvesting Bill”

March 5, 2016, 5:32 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Arizona’s Politics reports.

“The Voting Rights Act at 50: The Past, Present, and Future of the Right to Vote”

March 5, 2016, 5:29 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Symposium in the Louisiana Law Review: Tempering Society’s Looking Glass: Correcting Misconceptions About the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Securing American Democracy Orville Vernon Burton PDF The Irony of Intent: Statutory Interpretation and the Constitutionality of Section 2 of … Continue reading

“Sanders keeps raising millions — and spending them, a potential problem for Clinton”

March 5, 2016, 5:26 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Washington Post: Sen. Bernie Sanders’s path to the Democratic nomination may be narrowing, but his record fundraising shows no sign of slowing down, ensuring that the long-shot rival to Hillary Clinton can remain in the race for months to come.… Continue reading

“Van Hollen v. FEC: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Van Hollen’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc”

March 5, 2016, 5:20 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

CLC: Rep. Christopher Van Hollen asked the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear his challenge to a Federal Election Commission rule allowing groups running political ads to avoid disclosure requirements passed by the McCain-Feingold Act. The FEC… Continue reading

“On Ohio’s GOP primary ballot: Confusion”

March 5, 2016, 5:17 pmelection administration, primariesRick Hasen

AP: Every Republican primary voter in Ohio will have two opportunities to vote for president, in a ballot twist that only escalates the potential confusion caused by the party’s large and fractious field of candidates. GOP ballots for the March… Continue reading

“Simulating Instant Runoff Flips Most Donald Trump Primary Victories”

March 5, 2016, 5:14 pmcampaigns, primariesRick Hasen

FairVote reports.

“Despite lines, Ky. GOP caucus shuts down at 4 p.m.”

March 5, 2016, 3:56 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Gannett: Kentucky Republicans faced long lines and confusion as they voted in the state’s Republican presidential caucus – the first time in decades the state has used that method to choose a party nominee. Crowds deluged caucuses in Boone, Kenton… Continue reading

“Democrats Fret Over Low Voter Turnout In Early Primaries”

March 4, 2016, 4:07 pmvotingRick Hasen

NPR talks with Michael McDonald.

Breaking: NC Court Blocks Retention Elections for NC Supreme Court

March 4, 2016, 3:52 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

You can find the short order of the unanimous three-judge court here. This order was expected. It appears the Republican legislature enacted this rule so that a sitting Justice would not face a competitive election in the fall.… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

March 4, 2016, 3:11 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

“The only time that Justice Patrick Crooks in his almost twenty years on the bench left the bench early that I can recall is the day he left the bench early and died later that day in his chambers.” WI… Continue reading

“Rebecca Bradley left court arguments early for speech”

March 4, 2016, 9:33 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Getting your priorities straight: MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley left oral arguments in a pending case before they had concluded so she could give a speech to the state chamber of commerce, a group that’s… Continue reading