“Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment”
Caroline Walker has written this comment for the Harvard Law Review on the Eighth Circuit’s decision that no private right of action exists to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The comment explores whether plaintiffs might be able… Continue reading
Hard to beat this split-screen
NBC News on courting older voters with phone banks and pickleball.
WaPo on courting younger voters with beer and birth control.
And the money quote: “‘You have to be able to drink the beer whether you voted… Continue reading
“One of the biggest changes ever proposed for Colorado elections is on a journey to this November’s ballot”
Colorado Public Radio with more on the proposed initiative to implement a top-four primary with ranked-choice voting for the general election.
Meanwhile, there’s a signature campaign in Maine to get two initiatives on the ballot: voter ID and a repeal… Continue reading
“America’s Top 100 Donors Heavily Favor Trump and the Republicans”
Mother Jones parses the most recent campaign finance data.
Politico has thoughts (“Wall Street Titans Shake Off Qualms and Embrace Trump”), which Anthony Scaramucci echoes.
“$800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor to US Chamber raises curtain on dark money”
The lede in The Hill:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce received an $800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor Hank Meijer days after it endorsed his son, then-Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in a contentious 2022 primary, according to previously unreported internal… Continue reading
“Fake Donations Helped a Candidate Get $162,000 From Taxpayers”
The N.Y. Times with the report on matching funds in a state Assembly race that’s something of an outlier:
The report also contrasts the state system with the city’s system:
For years, government watchdogs had urged state leaders to adopt… Continue reading
“Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes”
The Georgia Recorder with a piece on the fights over control of local elections boards responsible for certifying election results.
“Advocacy group finds one-fifth of Latino voters leaning towards third-party presidential candidates”
Voto Latino finds a hefty amount of support for third-party options.
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
RankPaperDownloads1.Did Shelby County v. Holder Increase the Racial Turnout Gap?Kevin Morris and Michael MillerNew York University (NYU) – Brennan Center for Justice and Barnard College, Columbia UniversityDate Posted: 18 Mar 2024Last Revised: 16 May 20242212.… Continue reading
SSRN Relaunches Election Law and Voting Rights E-Journal
In response in my post expressing disappointment about the loss of an SSRN journal dedicated to election law, I’m very happy to announce that the ejournal has been relaunched!
You can use this link to subscribe to the ejournal (you… Continue reading
New updated edition of BALLOT BATTLES now available
Oxford University Press has published a revised and expanded edition of Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States. It’s also available in a Kindle version for those, like me, who prefer to read (and highlight)… Continue reading
[BREAKING] Hunter Biden guilty on federal gun charges
A Delaware jury has just found Hunter Biden guilty on three federal gun charges. This was the first federal criminal trial involving the child of a sitting President.
Like former President Trump, I believe that Hunter will lose his… Continue reading
“With a Democrat’s Help, the F.E.C. Goes From Deadlock to Deregulation”
There’s a lot to drive discussion in this NYT piece on the FEC and Commissioner Lindenbaum’s role in a recent series of votes. (Disclosure: I was serving at the White House when Commissioner Lindenbaum was nominated.)
I haven’t had the… Continue reading