Federal Court Orders Utah to Include New Political Party Candidate on Congressional Ballot to Replace Jason Chaffetz
Read the order and opinion here.
Monthly Archives: August 2017
“Elections watchdog group seeks answers after Georgia drops 590,000 from voter rolls”
Mic:
A watchdog group is pushing the state of Georgia to explain why more than 591,000 people were struck from the voter rolls.
“Each of the 591,548 voters affected by the move had already been on the state’s ‘inactive’ registration… Continue reading
“Kobach had duty to publicize new voting schedule; it appears that he didn’t”
Lawrence Journal-World:
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach does not appear to have conducted any public information campaign, as required by law, to publicize the fact that the state recently shifted the election cycle for municipal elections from the spring… Continue reading
10th Circuit Rejects Kobach Request to Block ACLU Deposition of Him in Voting Case
Order (via Josh Gerstein).
“Personal Info of 650,000 Voters Discovered on Poll Machine Sold on Ebay”
Gizmodo:
When 650 thousand Tennesseans voted in the Memphis area, they probably didn’t expect their personal information would eventually be picked apart at a hacker conference at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
“Trump Loyalist Mixes Businesses and Access at ‘Advisory’ Firm”
NYT:
About a week after leaving his old firm, Mr. Lewandowski started a new consulting business, according to corporate filings. And now, as he takes on an increasingly broad role as an unofficial White House adviser, he is building a… Continue reading
“States with Election Day registration see bonus for democracy”
Boston Globe:
Voting on Election Day usually entails some pre-planning, with registration required several days, if not weeks, ahead of time in most places.
But now, following a court decision last week, Massachusetts is under pressure to join more than… Continue reading
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
Top Downloads For:
LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic)
Recent Top Papers (60 days)
As of: 03 Jun 2017 – 02 Aug 2017
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The 2016 U.S. Voting Wars: From Bad to Worse
Richard … Continue reading
“Trump’s fundraising prowess keeps Republican Party close”
AP:
Trump’s fundraising prowess is the engine of the Republican National Committee and a lifeline for every Republican planning to rely on the party for financial help during next year’s congressional races. Leaning heavily on Trump’s appeal among small donors,… Continue reading
Unanimous FEC Concludes Project Veritas Employee Likely Violated FEC Rules by Facilitating Foreign Contributions in Sting
Bloomberg BNA:
An undercover operative for a conservative group likely violated rules against foreign campaign contributions while seeking to show Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was willing to break those same rules, the Federal Election Commission concluded.
The FEC said… Continue reading
“Intent is Enough: Invidious Partisanship in Redistricting”
Justin Levitt has written this piece for the William and Mary redistricting symposium. Here is the abstract:
When the Supreme Court last seriously grappled with partisan gerrymandering, all nine Justices concluded that too much partisanship in the redistricting process violates… Continue reading
“Is the Voting Process at Risk?”
I spoke with Kathleen Dunn on Wisconsin Public Radio.
“U.S. judge denies Common Cause effort to block Trump voter commission”
WaPo:
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to temporarily bar President Trump’s voting commission from collecting voter data from states and the District, saying a federal appeals court likely will be deciding the legality of the request.
U.S. District Judge… Continue reading
“The Franchise Project Launches, Releases 50-State Voting Access Scorecard”
Release:
Today marks the launch of The Franchise Project (TFP), a voting rights advocacy organization that aims to educate and empower grassroots activists to engage in effective voting rights advocacy at the local level. The group’s 50-State Voting Access … Continue reading