Monthly Archives: May 2016
“Hearing for California primary lawsuit set for after voting”
AP:
A federal judge has set an Aug. 18 hearing date in a lawsuit filed by a Bernie Sanders supporter seeking to extend California’s voter registration deadline ahead of the primary election, meaning the plaintiffs likely won’t get a… Continue reading
“Judge says voting rules won’t change for August election”
AP:
There will be no change to Wisconsin’s voting laws before the Aug. 9 primary, including the requirement that photo identification be shown at the polls, a federal judge hearing a challenge to more than a dozen election laws… Continue reading
“Democrats Prepare Major Campaign Finance Reform Push”
National Journal:
It will offer Democrats, who are fighting to win back the Senate majority, a way to put Republicans on the defensive politically over the role of money in politics. The package could also be a preview of what… Continue reading
“U.S. Supreme Court allows secret debate in John Doe filing”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The U.S. Supreme Court for now is allowing arguments partly in secret in a case over whether the high court should hear a dispute over the shutdown of an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative… Continue reading
“New Report Examines Election Funding In California, Across The Nation”
Doug Chapin:
California Forward has a new report that looks at election funding models across the nation and makes recommendations about how those lessons might apply in the Golden State. From the release:
California should develop a new… Continue reading
“Ohio Governor Poised To Make Voters Pay To Keep Polls Open Late”
Think Progress:
Republican lawmakers in Ohio approved a bill late Wednesday night that would force residents toput up a cash bond when they petition a court extend voting hours during an election day emergency, such as a natural disaster.… Continue reading
“Pillar of Law Files Lawsuit for Convention Delegates’ Rights to Free Speech”
Release:
The Pillar of Law Institute filed a lawsuit in Wyoming federal court today, challenging a law that prohibits delegates to political party conventions from accepting books, travel stipends, and legal assistance from non-profits.
“For the upcoming Republican Convention,… Continue reading
“Unbound: The Conscience of a Republican Delegate”
Sean Parnell and Curly Haugland have written this book (available as a free download through the Citizens in Charge Foundation). It makes the case that all delegates to the Republican National Convention are free to vote their conscience under Rule… Continue reading
It’s Baaaack….
Eric Brown’s Political Activity Law, which was one of my morning must-reads before it went on hiatus.
“State Witness: Voter ID Law Is ‘Fairly Restrictive'”
Litigants in NC Voting Case Move for 4th Circuit Stay and Injunction Pending Appeal
This applies to some of North Carolina’s voting law, including same day voter registration, but not the voter ID requirement or the loss of pre-registration of 16- and 17-year-olds. The state has indicated it will oppose and the United States… Continue reading
“Democrats win voting lawsuit in Ohio, key to Trump map”
“McAuliffe lawyer: Virginia governor did nothing wrong.”
WaPo:
Federal authorities are investigating whether Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) violated an obscure statute prohibiting U.S. citizens from lobbying the U.S. government on behalf of foreign governments, the governor’s lawyer said.
Attorney James W. Cooper said the Justice Department and… Continue reading