Monthly Archives: September 2016
“Anti-Trump Republicans: Don’t Waste Your Vote. Trade It.”
Vote trading ideas are back, this time on the NYT oped page (John Stubbs and Ricardo Reyes):
Republican voters who refuse to vote for Donald J. Trump are in a bind. They could vote for Hillary Clinton, but that means… Continue reading
“Legislating in the Shadows”
Chris Walker has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Penn L Rev). Here is the abstract:
Federal agencies are deeply involved in legislative drafting — both in the forefront by drafting the substantive legislation the Administration desires to submit to… Continue reading
“Polling places become battleground in U.S. voting rights fight”
Reuters:
A Reuters survey found local governments in nearly a dozen, mostly Republican-dominated counties in Georgia have adopted plans to reduce the number of voting stations, citing cost savings and efficiency.
In seven of those counties, African-Americans, who traditionally… Continue reading
“Debate for Democracy: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump should address concerns about our representative democracy in the debate”
FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel at US News.
“Activists twist Watergate to stigmatize corporate speech”
Brad Smith and Luke Wachob in The Hill.
“Election Officials’ Not-So-Secret Weapon Against Doubts: Resilience”
5 Money in Politics Lessons from WI John Doe
“Hillary Clinton Takes Aim at Voters Drifting Toward Third Party”
NYT:
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies, unnerved by the tightening presidential race, are making a major push to dissuade disaffected voters from backing third-party candidates, and pouring more energy into Rust Belt states, where Donald J. Trump… Continue reading
“State Police investigating voter registration fraud”
IndyStar:
The Indiana State Police is investigating what it says are fraudulent voter registration forms in Marion and Hendricks counties.
The forms are among more than 28,000 submitted to county registration offices by a little-known group called the Indiana… Continue reading
“Ohio Purging Voters”
Yup.
The State of Ohio says it’s a fair system. A judge recently ruled in favor of voter purging. The ACLU has filed an appeal. While Brickner agrees that states need a clean list, he doesn’t think people who haven’t… Continue reading
“What Leaked John Doe Docs Reveal About WI Elections”
I spoke with WPR’s Central Time about the case and the potential for Supreme Court review. Listen.
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Trump-Bondi Timeline Doesn’t Let Trump Off the Hook
Yesterday I linked to a NY Times story which suggested that maybe the $25,000 from Trump to Florida AG Bondi was not meant to influence her choice on whether to go after Trump U fraud claims, on grounds that… Continue reading
“BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court slaps down Republicans’ attempt to block ex-felons from voting”
Think Progress:
The Virginia Supreme Court rejected a petition from Republican leaders on Thursday that sought to hold Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in contemptfor restoring the voting rights of tens of thousands of ex-offenders ahead of the 2016… Continue reading