Monthly Archives: April 2017

Chief Justice Roberts at Best Half Right About Partisanship on #SCOTUS

April 12, 2017, 10:35 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

In remarks at a college yesterday, the Chief was right to say that the confirmation process is exceedingly partisan: “It is a real danger that the partisan hostility that people see in the political branches will affect the nonpartisan activity… Continue reading

“The Lost History of the Millionaire’s Amendment”

April 12, 2017, 10:21 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Katherine Shaw has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Election Law Journal). Here is the abstract: This piece excavates the history of the Millionaire’s Amendment, a short-lived provision of campaign finance law that played a significant role in Barack Obama’s… Continue reading

Nick Stephanopoulos and Ruth Greenwood’s Gerrymandering Wedding Cake Also on John Oliver Segment

April 12, 2017, 10:18 amelection law "humor", redistrictingRick Hasen

Watch around the 14 minute mark (NSFW).

“District Court Holds that Texas Discriminated Against Minority Voters, Again”

April 11, 2017, 3:12 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Danielle Lang and Gerry Hebert blog.

“Enter Justice Gorsuch. What now for campaign finance reform?”

April 11, 2017, 3:10 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Blair Bowie blogs.

NC: Deja Vu Dept: NC Again Passes Law Changing Election Boards Now That There’s a Democratic Governor

April 11, 2017, 3:08 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WRAL: State legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper are likely headed for another veto fight, this time over a measure that would reconfigure the state’s oversight of elections, ethics and lobbying. Lawmakers sent the bill to Cooper’s desk Tuesday. In… Continue reading

“Federal Judge Says Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminates”

April 11, 2017, 8:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reports.

NC: “Senate halts ethics/elections merger bill for now”

April 11, 2017, 8:09 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer: The state Senate on Monday night voted not to go along with a House bill that would merge the ethics and elections commissions. Instead, the bill was sent to a conference committee of Senate and House members… Continue reading

“Santa Clara is latest in string of cities sued over at-large elections”

April 11, 2017, 8:07 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Mercury News reports.

“Campaign mailer with photoshopped images draws accusations in L.A. City Council race for Valley seat”

April 11, 2017, 8:05 amcampaignsRick Hasen

LAT: Phootoshopped campaign mailers sent in a Los Angeles City Council race in the San Fernando Valley are sparking accusations of election law violation and counterallegations of hypocrisy. A political advocacy group called Latinas Lead California sent a “cease and… Continue reading

“Texas lawmakers consider election law change for language interpreters”

April 11, 2017, 8:03 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Almost three years after Mallika Das, a naturalized citizen who spoke Bengali, was unable to vote properly because she was not proficient in English, Texas lawmakers are considering a change to an obscure provision of Texas election law… Continue reading

AZ: “Secretary of State Reagan to attorney general: Is what I did legal?”

April 11, 2017, 7:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The rocky relations between Secretary of State Michele Reagan and Arizona’s county recorders continue. The flash point: Voter registration. Last fall, and again in early February, her office tapped into the voter-registration databases run by Maricopa and Pima… Continue reading