Monthly Archives: April 2016
“2 charged with voter fraud in Elizabeth school board election”
NJ.com:
Two people face voter fraud charges stemming from the Elizabeth school election last fall in which they allegedly filled out applications for absentee ballots for voters who did not exist or for people who were not eligible to… Continue reading
“Leading Advocates of “Dark Money” Previously Supported Disclosure”
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy Election Law Symposium Now Available
Here:
Volume 39 – Issue 2
Election Law: Rights, Remedies, and Recent Cases
333
Foreword
Charles Fried
341
People ≠ Legislature
Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash & John Yoo
371
Perpetuating “One Person, One Vote” Errors
Derek T. Muller
397
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“Reform Groups Urge Members to Vote Against Bill to Eliminate IRS Contribution Disclosure for Non-profit Groups”
Release:
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged members of the House Ways and Means Committee to vote against Rep. Peter Roskam’s bill to eliminate the current requirement for 501(c) groups to make non-public disclosure of their donors… Continue reading
Federalist Society Podcast on McDonnell Oral Argument
“Corporations Opposed To North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Helped Elect Its Supporters”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
“Spring Cleaning Your Voter Lists—The Legislative Role”
NCSL webinar coming up May 6.
“Roberts Singles Out Former White House Counsel for ‘Extraordinary’ Brief'”
Marcia Coyle for NLJ:
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Wednesday singled out an amicus brief, filed by Democratic and Republican former White House counsel, in support of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell. “I think it’s extraordinary that those people… Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Today’s Oral Argument in Gov. McDonnell Case: It’s Not If the Governor Wins on Appeal, But How, That Matters
The Supreme Court has posted the transcript of today’s oral argument in the Gov. McDonnell case. Bob Barnes (who is all over this story) says the Justices were “highly skeptical” of McDonnell’s conviction. I agree that a reversal seems likely. … Continue reading
“Voting Rights Lose in North Carolina”
“Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Arizona presidential primary results”
“Gifts and politics: Supreme Court hears sides in former Virginia governor’s case”
Bob Barnes on the McDonnell oral argument, happening now.
“Report on de Blasio Election Spending Is Full of Details and Holes”
Jim Dwyer for the NYT:
te Board of Elections, said the de Blasio team had committed “willful and flagrant” violations of the laws by using those committees. She sent it on to the Manhattan district attorney.
Her document is remarkably… Continue reading