David H. Gans has this persuasive essay about why the entire Federal Voting Rights Act is constitutional. The language of the 15th amendment forms the basis for this opinion. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
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Maine Governor Paul LePage has submitted a budget that defunds the state’s public funding program for candidates for state office. See this press release from a Maine group that supports the program. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link. … Continue reading
Texas State Representative Eric Johnson (D-Dallas) has introduced HB 464, to let unregistered individuals register to vote on election day. He also introduced HB 465, to repeal the law that requires voters at the polls to show government photo-ID. The … Continue reading
On January 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C., heard oral arguments in Nader v Federal Election Commission, 12-5134. Back in 2004, various units of the Democratic Party (both state and national) and their allies spent millions of dollars in … Continue reading
On November 2012, the Working Families Party New York nominee for U.S. Senate (who was also the Democratic nominee) received more votes on the Working Families line than the Conservative Party nominee for the same office (the Conservative nominee was … Continue reading