Monthly Archives: October 2016
“Clinton Campaign Mulled Embracing Sanders’s Agenda Against Corruption”
Common Dreams:
Neera Tanden, the president of the think tank, Center for American Progress, produced a memo on government reform and public corruption that was sent to John Podesta, campaign chairman, and Jake Sullivan, a senior policy adviser to the… Continue reading
“How will Trump supporters react if he loses?”
Pippa Norris for The Monkey Cage:
What do Americans think they would do if their presidential candidate does not win? The Reuters-IPSOS poll gave registered voters six hypothetical choices. Respondents were allowed to choose more than one option. The most… Continue reading
“A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats'”
Big from Ari Berman:
After the primary, leaders of eight different student groups—including the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties and the Black Student Union—asked the city to put an early-voting location on campus to alleviate long lines. But city officials… Continue reading
“The Real Voting Problem in the 2016 Election; Officials in key battleground states have been dragging their feet on obeying court orders to open up access to the polls”
Zack Roth for Politico.
Politifact Rates “False” Trump Claim That 14 Percent of Non-Citizens are Registered to Vote
“Complaint spurs voter machine recalibration”
This happens every year, and it is already happening this year. It doesn’t mean the machines are rigged:
The Alamance County Board of Elections will recalibrate the voting machines at the Graham early voting site after a second-hand,… Continue reading
“Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Developing Empirical Evidence for Campaign Finance Cases”
Brennan Center:
This report reviews the current state of campaign finance law, explains how the Supreme Court has considered evidence in campaign finance cases, and identifies the key empirical questions in campaign finance law that have been or need to… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering Is Destroying the Political Center”
Federal Court Bars Enforcement of Michigan Ballot Selfie Law, Citing First Amendment Concerns
See the order granting a preliminary injunction.
“A growing conflict over voting rights is playing out in Georgia, where the presidential race is tightening”
WaPo:
A growing conflict over voting rights and ballot access is playing out in Georgia, where civil rights activists are trading accusations with Republican elected officials and where stakes have risen considerably with the state’s new status as a closely… Continue reading
“Trump backers walking shaky legal line in monitoring voters”
Congratulations to Dan Tokaji, Elected to the American Law Institute
Well deserved!!!!