“North Carolina asks the Justices to step in on voter ID law”
Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
“The Stunning Chutzpah Of North Carolina’s Voter Suppression Attorneys”
Ian Millhiser tears apart Paul Clement’s brief.
“Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates”
“Early Voting Limits Donald Trump’s Time to Turn Campaign Around”
Very Disappointed that The Hill Runs Roger Stone Irresponsible Column on Hacking the Election
“EAC Vice-Chair Masterson On “EAC & Election Officials Working Together To Increase Confidence”
While NC Tells #SCOTUS Not Too Late to Implement Voter ID This Election, It Has Stopped Educating Voters About It
News and Observer:
State and county election officials are already adjusting their plans to comply with the 4th Circuit ruling. Several county election boards have adopted new schedules for early voting; the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections held a meeting… Continue reading
“Mecklenburg elections board cuts hours for early voting”
Why is North Carolina afraid of black people voting?
Despite pleas not to curtail early voting, Mecklenburg County elections officials voted Monday to cut the overall number of hours from the 2012 election by 238, even while opening as many… Continue reading
“How this bit of nasty N.J. history may foil Trump’s vow to stop ‘rigged election'”
Must-read Jonathan Salant on RNC consent decree:
The Republican National Committee has been under court-imposed limits since New Jersey’s 1981 gubernatorial election.
During the campaign, state GOP officials sent letters to residents of communities with large numbers of black or… Continue reading
“Voting-Rights Advocates Keep Scoring Major Victories, But the Fight Isn’t Over Yet”
Edwin Rios for Mother Jones.
“FEC to Reconsider Political Involvement by U.S. Subsidiaries of Foreign Corporations on Tuesday”
Bob Lenhard for Inside Political Law.
“Wisconsin attorney general asks US Supreme Court not to hear John Doe appeal”
“Column: Florida is running out of time to give all voters equal early voting”
Important Ciara Torres-Spelliscy column in the Tampa Bay Times.
“Teachout challenges hedge-funders Singer, Mercer to a debate”
Times Union:
Zephyr Teachout wants to take on the billionaires head-to-head.
The Democratic 19th Congressional District candidate, known for her anti-big corporation and pro-public campaign financing rhetoric, on Monday challenged hedge funders Paul Singer and Robert Mercer to a… Continue reading