Monthly Archives: December 2016
Strict Voter ID May Be Coming To Michigan
MLive: “Most Michigan voters would have to present an ID card for their votes to count under legislation that popped up suddenly during Michigan’s lame-duck session…. Under the bills a voter without ID would fill out a provisional ballot.… Continue reading
House Dems Claim Trump’s DC Hotel Creates a Conflict of Interest
“What do Trump’s latest Cabinet nominees have in common? They all represent big money that backed him.”
Matea Gold in WaPo.
Gerken on Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
At Vox:
Democrats have reason to be frustrated these days. They won the presidential popular vote and the Senate popular vote, and they were just shy of winning the House popular vote. And yet they are entirely… Continue reading
FSU Law of Democracy Symposium Now in Print
Available here and featuring:
The Law of Democracy At a Crossroads: Reflecting on Fifty Years of Voting Rights and the Judicial Regulation of the Political Thicket, by Franita Tolson
A “Checklist Manifesto” for Election Day: How to Prevent Mistakes at… Continue reading
“Statewide Election Recounts, 2000-2015”
From FairVote, on 27 statewide recounts during this period.
“Congressional Research Service Issues Revised Guidance on the Foreign Emoluments Clause”
Seth Tillman blogs.