“How Wisconsin became the ‘wild west’ of campaign spending”
Steven Walters writing at Isthmus about the campaign finance landscape behind the state supreme court slugfest.
“Gov. Murphy Signs Law Decried as a ‘Frontal Assault’ on Good Government”
NYT with the report: New Jersey increases contribution limits and, inter alia, cuts off current investigations with a change to the statute of limitations.
More here from nj.com: “Murphy signs controversial N.J. campaign money law after election watchdogs resign … Continue reading
If you bring the polls to where the people are…
They vote. A story on Chicago’s most active precinct (in 2020): the Cook County jail. (The vast majority of people housed at the jail have not yet faced trial, and are eligible to vote.)
“Could Ballot Images Loosen the Grip of Disinformation?”
Steven Rosenfeld discusses an Arizona measure with the backing of both Adrian Fontes and Ken Bennett, which would publicly release registration rolls, voter lists, scanned ballot images, and final electoral tallies. Much of that information is already available (voter rolls… Continue reading
“New Mason County auditor rejects ‘election denier’ label, pledges big changes for office”
And here’s a newly elected county official offering full cooperation to citizen vigilantes with a propensity for partial research.
“A hero to election deniers, Michigan clerk has a new fight: keeping her job”
Bridge Michigan with a story about a recall effort for the election clerk of Adams Township, Michigan.
“Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest”
Stories from the AP, the Tennesseean, and Fox review the resolutions to expel three members of the Tennessee House for leading students in the gallery in chanting for gun reform, without being recognized to speak. (They’d apparently not… Continue reading
Ballot access in Montana
A top-two primary, but only for U.S. Senate, and only for 2024. That’s in one bill that Montana legislators advanced on Monday.
A second Montana bill advancing Monday would raise thresholds for parties to qualify for the ballot, and… Continue reading
“Florida Republicans poised to make more changes to election laws”
Looks like, among other items on the menu, more tussling over Amendment 4 and voters with convictions, and more tussling over restrictions on independent voter registration groups.
“Is Proportional Representation On the Way?”
Congrats to Interim Dean Franita Tolson
And really, congrats to the USC Gould Law community. Franita’s the latest thoughtful scholar of democracy (and the third ELB contributor (!), joining Heather and Dan) to step further into law school leadership, and you love to see it.
Principles for corporate political responsibility
Thomas Lyon and Elizabeth Doty, of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, post today about the launch of the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility – guidelines from business leaders for business leaders about political activity.
The other Murdoch defamation case
I had not realized that Lachlan Murdoch was pursuing a defamation case in Australia over the aftermath of the 2020 elections, even as Fox is defending one in the US. The case is about a piece published by Crikey on… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Dan Kelly calls Wisconsin Supreme Court winner Janet Protasiewicz a ‘serial liar’ as he lashes out in his concession speech”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly lost his race against Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz by at least 10 percentage points Tuesday but refused to call his opponent to concede, instead choosing to lash out against her… Continue reading