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Election Law

Covers election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.. By Rick Hasen.

http://electionlawblog.org/

Nov 21
Read Amicus Briefs in Indiana state supreme court voter id case

See here.... Posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:05 am by Rick Hasen
Nov 20
"No Voting Machine Virus in New York-23 Election"

See this report at the Verified Voting blog.... Posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:57 pm by Rick Hasen
Nov 20
"Voter Preregistration Report"

From Michael McDonald's blog: Preregistration is a policy that permits young persons to register when they are as young as age 16 so that they are ready to vote when they become voting age. A report on prepregistration programs in... Posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:46 am by Rick Hasen

Rank This Week: 159

Votelaw

Covers redistricting, campaign finance, the right to vote, election law and administration. By Edward Still.

http://www.votelaw.com/blog/

Nov 19
California: ACRU defending Edwards-backer in campaign-finance prosecution

TPM Muckraker reports: A heavy-hitting group of conservative lawyers led by Ken Starr and Ed Meese is jumping to the defense of a Democratic trial lawyer and major John Edwards backer. ... To explain: The American Civil Rights Union --... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:24 am by Edward
Nov 15
Alabama: Packard proposes amendments to election laws

Ed Packard, supervisor of voter registration for the State of Alabama, suggests several amendments to the State's election laws regarding emergency balloting procedures, changed voter ID procedures for absentee voters, and confidentiality of voter information. -- Read the whole piece... Posted on November 15, 2009 at 08:09 am by Edward
Nov 14
Alabama: Charges against Worley reinstated

The Huntsville Times reports: A state appeals court Friday reinstated five felony charges against former Secretary of State Nancy Worley, who is accused of using her office to influence the votes of five employees in her office. Montgomery County Circuit... Posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:46 am by Edward

Rank This Week: 371

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com

Nov 23
Inaccurate Copyright Enforcement: Questionable "best" practices and BitTorrent specification flaws

/**/ [Today we welcome my Princeton Computer Science colleague Mike Freedman. Mike's research areas include computer systems, network software, and security. He writes a technical blog about these topics at the Princeton S* Network Systems -- required reading for serious systems geeks like me. -- Ed Felten] In the past few weeks, Ed has been writing about targeted and inaccurate copyright enforcement. While it may be difficult to quantify the actual extent of inaccurate claims, we can at least... Posted on November 23, 2009 at 05:45 am by Mike Freedman
Nov 16
Robots and the Law

Stanford Law School held a panel Thursday on "Legal Challenges in an Age of Robotics". I happened to be in town so I dropped by and heard an interesting discussion. Here's the official announcement: Once relegated to factories and fiction, robots are rapidly entering the mainstream. Advances in artificial intelligence translate into ever-broadening functionality and autonomy. Recent years have seen an explosion in the use of robotics in warfare, medicine, and exploration. Industry analysts and... Posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:29 am by Ed Felten
Nov 12
Targeted Copyright Enforcement vs. Inaccurate Enforcement

Let's continue our discussion about copyright enforcement against online infringers. I wrote last time about how targeted enforcement can deter many possible violators even if the enforcer can only punish a few violators. Clever targeting of enforcement can destroy the safety-in-numbers effect that might otherwise shelter a crowd of would-be violators. In the online copyright context, the implication is that large copyright owners might be able to use lawsuit threats to deter a huge population... Posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:22 am by Ed Felten

Rank This Week: 599

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Covers campaigns & elections, education, energy & environment, faith & family, foreign affairs, immigration and more. By Chapman University law professor Hugh Hewitt.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/

Nov 22
Hugh Hewitt: "The Red Tide of 2010"

My new Washington Examiner column is up. Posted on November 22, 2009 at 09:53 pm
Nov 21
Jude : Not Evil, Just Wrong

If you've been waiting for a guest of the show to talk more quickly than Andrew Breitbart, then yesterday was your day. Hugh interviewed Ann McElhinney, an absolute Irish dynamo who is the director and producer of "Not... Posted on November 21, 2009 at 01:40 pm
Nov 21
Hugh Hewitt: ReverseTheVote.org and Docs4PatientCare.org

As of yesterday afternoon, ReverseTheVote.org had raised more than $90,000 from more than 1,600 donors in three days, all of which will go to fund GOP challengers to vulnerable Democratic Congressmen who voted for... Posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:57 am

Rank This Week: 662

Election Law @ Moritz

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By the Moritz College of Law.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/

Nov 5
Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability

Posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:46 pm
Oct 20
Election Commissions and Supreme Courts

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 08:54 am
Sep 17
Decision in League of Women Voters v. Rokita

Posted on September 17, 2009 at 10:54 am

Rank This Week: 1340

California Election Law

Providing legal resources and election news to California election officials and the attorneys who represent them. By Randy Riddle.

http://www.calelectionlaw.com/

Nov 1
Cal Chief Justice: Initiatives make California dysfunctional

From Chief Justice George's op-ed in the Chronicle: "The Legislature (by a two-thirds vote of each house) shares the power to place proposed amendments before the electorate. California, however, is unique among American jurisdictions in prohibiting its Legislature, without express voter approval, from amending or repealing even a statutory measure enacted by the voters unless the initiative itself specifically confers this power. Thus it is considerably easier to amend the California... Posted on November 1, 2009 at 10:22 am by Randy Riddle
Feb 22
California Considers Decertifying Premier (formerly Diebold) Software

"California Secretary of State Debra Bowen is considering withdrawing the state's approval of the flawed Premier Elections Solutions software that resulted in almost 200 ballots disappearing from Humboldt County's final November election results. Bowen's office announced that it will hold a public hearing March 17 at her Sacramento office to discuss the findings of its investigation into the problem, and to take public comment on the possible withdrawal of the state's approval of the voting... Posted on February 22, 2009 at 07:50 am by Randy Riddle
Sep 9
"Prison guards move to recall Schwarzenegger"

Here is the Chronicle story. Posted on September 9, 2008 at 04:48 pm by Randy Riddle

Rank This Week: 1493

The Law and Politics Blog

Focuses on news and analysis of issues at the intersection of law and politics, including election law, voting rights, separation of powers, judicial politics, government relations and political corruption. By the Institute for Law and Politics at the Un

http://blog.politicslaw.org/

Sep 25
Institute to Co-Host Minnesota Law Review Symposium on "Law & Politics in the 21st Century" on October 17, 2008

On October 17, the Institute for Law and Politics will co-sponsor the University of Minnesota Law Review's annual symposium at the law school. The event is scheduled to take place following the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, and prior to the general election. The discussion will examine the ways in which political factors increasingly affect the development of the law, and will feature two keynote speakers: D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh and New Republic Columnist Benjamin... Posted on September 25, 2008 at 02:54 pm
Sep 8
Tuesday, September 9th is Primary Election Day in Minnesota

With all the media and political coverage in Minnesota surrounding the DNC and RNC Conventions, you may have missed that Tuesday, September 9th is Primary Election Day in Minnesota. If you are an eligible Minnesota voter, you can register to vote at your polling place on election day. To find your polling place, check the Secretary of State's website. Enjoy the Law and Politics Blog? Subscribe to our RSS Feed Posted on September 8, 2008 at 08:25 pm
Aug 20
WashingtonWeek with Gwen Ifill - Live Taping at the University of Minnesota on August 29

You are invited to a live taping of "Washington Week" with Gwen Ifill on August 29 at the University of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, along with the AARP are sponsoring this opportunity to participate in PBS's national political news show. Friday August 29, 2008 Ted Mann Concert Hall Seating from 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Taping starts at 3:30 PM Free tickets available at: [www1.umn.edu] The panelists will be: Michele Norris of National Public... Posted on August 20, 2008 at 08:23 pm

Rank This Week: 1561

Equal Vote

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By Michael E. Moritz College of Law Professor Dan Tokaji.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/

Mar 2
Obama's Democracy Index Bill

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has instituted the "Voter Advocate and Democracy Index Act of 2007," designed to institute a system by which states' election systems could be measured. A release describing the bill may be found here and the text here courtesy of Rick Hasen. The bill would create an Office of the Voter Advocate within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Among the responsibilities of this new office, as described in Sen. Obama's release, would be to measure: - The amount of... Posted on March 2, 2007 at 03:19 pm by Dan Tokaji
Feb 22
NYU Symposium on Election Law

I'm headed to New York, for the NYU Annual Survey of American Law's 2007 Symposium, "The Uncertain Landscape of American Election Law: Where Does the Ballot Box Head from Here?" which takes place all day today. I'll be speaking on a panel in the afternoon on election administration, and there will be panels earlier in the day on campaign finance and redistricting. The full program may be found here. Admission is free and there's no pre-registration required. A great group of election law... Posted on February 22, 2007 at 09:41 pm
Feb 22
Voter ID and Turnout

Yesterday's N.Y. Times had this story on a study from researchers at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute, prepared in conjunction with the Moritz College of Law. This follows a story earlier in the week in USA Today on the same study. (Disclosure: I'm part of the team that worked on this project.) The exclusionary effect of some ID laws arises from the fact that a significant number of citizens don't have government-issued photo ID. Previous research suggests that some groups of voters --... Posted on February 22, 2007 at 08:40 pm