“Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it”
Manu Raju for CNN.
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Judge Imposes Preclearance on Pasadena, TX for 6+ Years, Putting Ball in Trump DOJ’s Court
I reported back on January 6 that a federal district court found that the City of Pasadena, TX intentionally discriminated against Latino voters in changing its city council districting plan. (For background, read Jim Rutenberg’s excellent NYT magazine piece,… Continue reading
“In Texas, a Test of Whether the Voting Rights Act Still Has Teeth”
Must-read Manny Fernandez in the NYT on the voting rights case in Pasadena, Texas:
Within days of the Supreme Court striking down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in June 2013, the mayor of this working-class industrial city set… Continue reading
“Democrats already are trying to get out the vote for 2020”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN:
Even before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, top Democrats — including President Barack Obama — are already launching efforts to reshape the electoral landscape.
Faced with a stinging loss at the polls, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court… Continue reading
“‘All Talk, No Action,’ Says Trump, in Twitter Attack on a Civil Rights Icon”
NYT:
On Friday, Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, declared that he did not view Donald J. Trump as a “legitimate president.” Mr. Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement, said he planned to boycott the inauguration, the first… Continue reading
“Republican group makes record $5 million bet on Virginia governor’s race”
WaPo:
The Republican Governors Association just wrote a $5 million check — the largest single political donation in Virginia’s history — with the goal of putting a Republican in the governor’s mansion.
The whopping contribution suggests Republicans like their odds… Continue reading
“Trump aide Reince Priebus warns ethics chief to ‘be careful’”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff warned the director of the Office of Government Ethics on Sunday to “be careful” about criticizing Trump’s handling of his business conflicts.
“Few cases, many questions characterize Kobach’s war on voter fraud”
“Is 2017 The Year New York Election Law Makes The Grade?”
WNYC:
The way New York runs its elections is facing scrutiny. One day after the Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections for breaking federal law, a good government group is grading… Continue reading
Read Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss in Alabama Felon Disenfranchisement Case
The case is Thompson v. Alabama and the brief is here.
Keep your eye on this suit.
“FEC Deadlocks on Case of 501(c)(4) Group Touting Rubio”
Bloomberg BNA:
A nonprofit organization that sponsored more than $1 million worth of television ads highlighting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in early presidential primary states won’t be subjected to enforcement action by the Federal Election Commission after the commissioners deadlocked… Continue reading
Election Experts’ Letter to Senator Graham on Investigating Cyberhacking
Some important folks in the field signing this letter:
We enthusiastically support your dedicated leadership efforts to investigate thec ybersecurity vulnerabilities in our country’s 2016 election process. We are a group of volunteer election systems technical experts and citizen… Continue reading
Supreme Court, Granting 16 Cases, Says Nothing About Texas Voter ID Case: Tea Leaves
Here is today’s Court’s order.
What does it mean that there was no order on Texas, despite the fact that the cases was considered and then relisted from last week?
It could mean that as early as Tuesday (when the… Continue reading
Ned Foley Comes Out Big for Instant Runoff Voting in Presidential Elections
New column:
It is greatly regrettable that states did not adopt this electoral change previously. But as there is no constitutional obstacle to their doing so, we can only hope that they muster the political will to make this change… Continue reading