Election-Campaign Law

Michigan and Nevada: open primaries cause mischief

Posted on January 14, 2008
The assignment for today is to read the following two posts and write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the efforts to get "crossover voters" in the two primaries. Adam B writes on Daily Kos: Well, it seems like our site's...

Alabama: Governor files his opening brief in Section 5 case in Supreme Court

Posted on January 14, 2008
Gov. Bob Riley has filed his opening brief in Riley v. Kennedy, No. 07-7, in the U.S. Supreme Court. You may download the file here....

Michigan: DOJ objects to closure of Secretary of State office in ... BuenaVista Township

Posted on January 14, 2008
The Saginaw News reported on 27 December: Backers of the secretary of state office in Buena Vista Township are declaring a "huge win for the community" after a federal opinion that appears to derail state plans to close the branch....

Nevada: Obama attacks the source of his woes -- "a bunch of lawyers"

Posted on January 14, 2008
The Caucus blog of the New York Times reports: At a rally this afternoon, Senator Barack Obama questioned the timing and legitimacy of a lawsuit that had been filed here seeking to prevent caucuses from being held Saturday in nine...

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Campaigns chase mail-in ballots

Posted on January 14, 2008
The New York Times reports: The first Tuesday in February, when 22 states hold primaries, may turn out to be the biggest day of the presidential campaign. But for many voters, half or more in some states, the polling place...

Another test re the presidential candidates

Posted on January 13, 2008
Have you heard of the "implicit association test"? If not, get a bit of background on it at this site. You can take a quick (about 10 minutes) test to test your implicit associations between the main presidential candidates of...

Nevada; Nevada Teachers sue to stop at-large caucus sites inside resorts

Posted on January 12, 2008
The New York Times reports: Nevada’s state teachers union and six Las Vegas area residents filed a lawsuit late Friday that could make it harder for many members of the state’s huge hotel workers union to vote in the hotly...

Rs vs. Ds -- interesting findings

Posted on January 11, 2008
Law Librarian Blog quotes Gallup.com: "Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having...

Changes at DOJ Voting Section

Posted on January 11, 2008
Paul Kiel writes on TPM Muckraker: The changes keep on coming in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. Less than a month ago, former voting section chief John "minorities don't become elderly the way white people do: They die first"...

Forget eHarmony, got to VoteMatch

Posted on January 11, 2008
Find Your Candidate: VoteMatch - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime Jeralyn writes on TalkLeft: Courtesy of the Dutch, you can answer a quick 25 questions and find the top Democrat (or Republican) that most closely matches your positions on issues...

Mississppi: Governor responds to AG's lawsuit re Senatorial election

Posted on January 10, 2008
Alan Lange writes on Y'all Politics (and provides copies of the relevant pleadings): On January 9, Governor Barbour's legal team unleashed a load of legal documents and answers in Hinds County Circuit Court for the lawsuit that Attorney General Jim...

"Voter ID Laws Are Set to Face a Crucial Test"

Posted on January 08, 2008
The New York Times reports: In April 2006, a federal judge upheld Indiana’s law on voter identification, the strictest in the nation, saying there was no evidence that it would prevent any voter from having his ballot counted. But on...

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