“Why are so many Democrats and Republicans pretending to be independents?”
John Sides for the Monkey Cage.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
“Court upholds total population count in electoral districts”
Mark Sherman reports for AP.
“Court Denies Review in Campaign Finance Case”
Ron Collins:
Today the Court issued its orders list in which the Justices declined to hear the case of Justice v. Houseman.
The issue in the case was whether Mississippi can, consistent with the First Amendment, prohibit a small informal… Continue reading
“This Is How Hard It Is To Get A Voter ID In Wisconsin”
Important Alice Ollstein for Think Progress.
“The Definitely Messy, Probably Solvable Reasons Americans Don’t Vote”
“Is There a Better Way to Vote, Post-Trump?”
Andrew McGill at the Atlantic.
“Could Republican Convention delegates be bought? Legally, maybe”
CNN has this report.
I’d be careful with this analysis, and point readers to this fascinating Brian Svoboda post.on whether RNC delegates at a contested convention could be bribed.
Evenwel: Misguided Hysteria, Done With
Immediately after the Court agreed to hear the Evenwel case, I posted an essay on the Supreme Court blog arguing that the extreme overreactions that were already emerging over the Court’s decision to address this issue from journalists and some… Continue reading
Breaking/Analysis: Big Victory for Voting Rights as #SCOTUS Rejects Plaintiffs’ Claim in Evenwel One Person, One Vote Case
A unanimous Supreme Court in Evenwel v. Abbott (with two Justices (Thomas and Alito) concurring in the judgment) has rejected the argument that states must draw district lines so as to equalize the total number of voters (as opposed to… Continue reading
“Trump, Cruz Work to Block Kasich From Ballot at Open Convention”
NBC News:
While Trump and Cruz are locked in a bitter battle, aides to both men tell msnbc it is in their mutual interest to keep Kasich off the ballot. The convention rules control who is on that ballot —… Continue reading
“Republicans on FEC suggest they may scrutinize mystery corporate donors”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
The three Republican appointees on the divided Federal Election Commission have indicated that political donors who give through private companies solely to shield their identities can be sanctioned, signaling that the agency may scrutinize a… Continue reading
“Bromance between Kris Kobach and Brian Newby leads to attack on voting rights”
KC Star editorial:
Take a look at the email Newby sent in June to Kobach: “I think I would enter the job empowered to lead the way I want to.”
And there was this communication from Newby to the Kansas… Continue reading
“Jury: Wittich violated campaign finance laws”
AP:
A jury found Friday that a Montana lawmaker coordinated with and received services from conservative corporate groups in violation of state campaign laws, a ruling that could lead to his removal from office and bolster the state’s defense… Continue reading
WaPo Fact Checker Gives Sanders 3 Pinocchios on Clinton Fossil Fuel Claim
Kessler:
The Sanders campaign is exaggerating the contributions that Clinton has received from the oil and gas industry. In the context of her overall campaign, the contributions are hardly significant. It’s especially misleading to count all of the funds… Continue reading