Kobach Promises Pence-Kobach Commission Will Deliver “Statistical Conclusions” from Voter Data He Won’t Let the Public Check
Seems fair.
(Earlier post on Kobach’s pattern of misleading court in voting litigation)
Monthly Archives: July 2017
“Worried about election hacking, L.A. County officials are turning to hackers for help”
LAT:
Local election officials are looking for some good hackers.
As part of an effort to create a new voting system, Los Angeles County computer specialists are headed this week to Defcon, one of the world’s largest hacking conventions, where… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Say Cuomo Is Skirting Campaign Finance Rules”
NYT:
At the end of a video promoting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s immigration policies, a disclaimer noted the advertisement’s funding source: an obscure anti-discrimination group called New Yorkers United Together.
The fledgling group, which has financed only the one online… Continue reading
Sixth Edition of Lowenstein et al Election Law Casebook Now Available! Nice Amazon Discount
Here you go.
(More info on the book from Carolina Academic Press.)
(If you are an instructor, use the Carolina link to request a pdf of the new Teacher’s Manual)
Maine SOS Dunlap Responds to Calls for His Resignation from Pence-Kobach Commission
From an interview in The Atlantic:
Dunlap: Some of the people who are opposed rather vehemently to the very existence of this commission say that I should resign, because being a respected elections official and a Democrat only lends… Continue reading
More Bauer on Trump Campaign Potential Liability for Campaign Finance Violations
Here.
I think the severability point I raised last week is also important: that is, one can hold that the ban as applied to foreign principals (and particularly foreign governments) is constitutional even if the application to other foreign nationals… Continue reading
“Pasadena mayor, council could see terms extended more than a year because of new California election law”
Pasadena Star-News:
Sweeping changes to California’s election dates could extend Pasadena’s mayor and half the City Council’s terms by more than a year.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra determined earlier this month that charter cities, like Pasadena, must comply with… Continue reading
Federal Court Affirms $1000 Fine Against Kris Kobach for Misleading Court on Voting Documents Presented to Trump
So reports Jonathan Shorman.
Update: The district court’s opinion reviewing an earlier magistrate judge’s sanctions order against Kobach is here. Particularly noteworthy is the district court’s comment that SOS Kobach’s conduct “demonstrate a pattern” of misleading statements to the… Continue reading
“What does the US election integrity commission need to be credible? Some actual experts”
Michael Halpern and Michael Latner in The Guardian:
But by far the most glaring omission in membership concerns people who can most effectively evaluate data on elections and voter fraud: election scientists. The last commission, headed by Obama… Continue reading
“Due Process of Lawmaking and the Obamacare Repeal”
Abbe Gluck:
So what will they do instead? Instead of having the hard debate about what a health care system really is supposed to do for its citizens (this is the debate about the tension between solidarity and “every man… Continue reading
“After legal victory, Kobach says states will be sent new letter for voter information”
“Voter fraud is rare, Ohio secretary of state tells Trump’s election integrity commission”
“Democrats’ short-lived 2012 recall victory led to key evidence in partisan gerrymandering case”
Madison.com:
By most accounts, the 2011 and 2012 gubernatorial and Senate recall elections were a complete disaster for Wisconsin Democrats.
Gov. Scott Walker’s historic victory boosted his fundraising and re-election prospects. The recall petition became a litmus test for party… Continue reading
Justin Levitt: Mass. Voter Registration Ruling is “Significant”
Boston Globe:
The ruling is a significant one and could influence election law in other states, according to Justin Levitt, a professor of election law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
“The rationale is thought out in great detail,”… Continue reading