Monthly Archives: January 2017
“Three Big Questions About DHS’ ‘Critical Infrastructure’ Designation For Elections”
Must-read Doug Chapin on an underreported story.
North Carolina Files Supreme Court Cert. Petition in Major Voting Law Case; What Happens Now with Democratic Gov. and AG?
Back in July, the Fourth Circuit struck down North Carolina’s “monster” voting law, a law which among other things imposed a strict voter id requirement (later watered down in the face of litigation), cutback early voting, killed same day voter… Continue reading
President Obama Mentions Redistricting in Explaining Democratic Losses During His Tenure
ABC “This Week” interview via Politico Playbook:
“I take some responsibility on that. I — I think that some of it was circumstances. If you look at — what happened, I came in in the middle of the worst financial… Continue reading
FCC Issues Orders Related to Broadcasters’ Obligations to Disclose Information About Political Advertising
8th Circuit Denies ACLU Request to Use Cumulative Voting in Ferguson MO. School Board Voting Case
A few months ago a federal district court ruled that the use of at-large voting in Missouri’s Ferguson-Florrisant school district diluted African-American voting rights in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Court ordered cumulative voting as a remedy.… Continue reading
“Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks”
NYT:
In a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the head of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter M. Shaub Jr., said on Friday that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who… Continue reading
“Every RCV Election in the Bay Area So Far Has Produced Condorcet Winners”
“FEC Draft Would End Socialists’ Waiver of Disclosure”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission would end the Socialist Workers Party’s nearly 40-year-old exemption from campaign finance disclosure laws under a proposed ruling set to be considered by the FEC commissioners Jan. 12.
A draft advisory opinion (AO… Continue reading
Read the NC Three-Judge Court Order Grant. Gov. Cooper’s Preliminary Injunction Against Killing NC Election Commission
Court Holds Pasadena, Texas Discriminated in Move to At-Large Districts, Places City under Preclearance
In a major decision in a closely-watched case heard by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, a federal district court has issued this 100+ page ruling in Patino v. Pasadena. The… Continue reading
“Jenner’s Paul Smith on Leaving Big Law, and What’s Next”
Marcia Coyle Q&A with Paul Smith on his move to Georgetown and the Campaign Legal Center.
“Hackers Tried To Break Into DNC Computers Right Before New Year’s Eve”
BuzzFeed:
The FBI alerted the Democratic National Committee as recently as New Year’s Eve that hackers were once again trying to break into their computer systems, BuzzFeed News has learned.
“There was activity the day after the president issued… Continue reading
“US designates election infrastructure as ‘critical'”
AP:
Citing increasingly sophisticated cyber bad actors and an election infrastructure that’s “vital to our national interests,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Friday that he’s designating U.S. election systems critical infrastructure, a move that provides more federal help… Continue reading