“Voting rights restoration case to go before Virginia Supreme Court”
Hearing on July 19.
Monthly Archives: June 2016
“When Should a Voter’s ‘Clerical Error’ Invalidate a Ballot? Not When the State Already Has Enough Information to Verify the Ballot’s Validity”
Important Ned Foley on the latest NEOCH opinion from Ohio.
“Common Cause Names Karen Hobert Flynn President”
Too Little, Too Late Dept
Wisconsin State Journal:
The Legislature’s budget committee Monday approved spending $250,000 for a public education campaign on the controversial voter ID law.
The campaign, details of which must still be settled by the new Elections Commission, would inform the… Continue reading
“Reform Groups Urge Representatives to Oppose Bill That Would Open Loophole for Foreign Money”
“Too much or too little democracy? Some reflection on Democracy for Realists”
Brookings:
Recent political movements within the United States have raised concerns about the health of American democracy. With hyper-partisanship dividing the country and Donald Trump—the most unlikely, unsuitable, and unpopular presidential nominee of a major party in American history—securing… Continue reading
Verrilli’s Regret
From must-read Adam Liptak exit interview with the outgoing SG:
The loss he most regrets, Mr. Verrilli said, was in 2013, in Shelby County v. Holder, which effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.… Continue reading
New Montana Lawsuit Attacks Ban on False Speech by Judicial Candidates
Read the motion for a preliminary injunction.
“Democracy Diminished: LDF Releases Report on State and Local Threats to Voting Rights Three Years After Landmark Shelby County Decision”
Release:
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), released a report titled, Democracy Diminished: State and Local Threats to Voting Post-Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder (Shelby County), a detailed collection of state, county, and local… Continue reading
“Election Speech and Collateral Censorship at the Slightest Whiff of Legal Trouble”
Samuel Sadeghi has posted this student comment in the UCLA Law Review. Here is the abstract:
Collateral censorship occurs when an intermediary refuses to carry a speaker’s message for fear of legal liability. Election speech intermediaries are prone to engage… Continue reading
“Reagan hit with new complaint over ‘Election Bible'”
Arizona Republic:
A Chandler attorney has filed a complaint against Secretary of State Michele Reagan over her decision to not revamp the state’s official election-procedures manual for poll workers ahead of the 2016 primary and general elections.
In a… Continue reading
Gerald Nichol Benediction for the Wisconsin GAB
Distributed at the GAB’s final meeting, by GAB Board Member Gerald Nichol.
Time to Preorder the Indispensable Lobbying Manual, Coming in 5th Edition
Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?
I doubt it, but here’s Politico:
Still, many are struggling to see a clear path forward. Zwick noted that Trump is far behind where Romney was in the donor chase at this point four years ago. One option, he said,… Continue reading