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

http://electionlawblog.org/

Sep 20
“Snyder approves unlimited super PAC cash”

“Snyder approves unlimited super PAC cash”

Ugh via Detroit News: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday signed legislation letting political candidates raise unlimited money for super political action committees just a day after the Legislature approved the controversial plan. With…
Sep 20
NYT and WaPo Run Story Suggesting Trump Nominee May Have Committed Voter Fraud, But It Might Have Been Honest Mistake

NYT and WaPo Run Story Suggesting Trump Nominee May Have Committed Voter Fraud, But It Might Have Been Honest Mistake

NYT: Documents indicate that Jeffrey Gerrish, the president’s pick to be a deputy United States Trade Representative, moved from Virginia to Maryland last year, but opted in November to vote in the more competitive state of Virginia…
Sep 20
“Exclusive: Russians Appear to Use Facebook to Push Trump Rallies in 17 U.S. Cities”

“Exclusive: Russians Appear to Use Facebook to Push Trump Rallies in 17 U.S. Cities”

Daily Beast: Suspected Russia propagandists on Facebook tried to organize more than a dozen pro-Trump rallies in Florida during last year’s election, The Daily Beast has learned. The demonstrations—at least one of which…

Rank this Week: 25

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/

Sep 13
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas\' Request for Stay in Redistricting Case

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas\' Request for Stay in Redistricting Case
Sep 12
The Missing Link in Gerrymandering Jurisprudence

The Missing Link in Gerrymandering Jurisprudence
Jul 13
The Vare Precedent in the Senate—and Its Relevance to the Trump-Russia Inquiry

The Vare Precedent in the Senate—and Its Relevance to the Trump-Russia Inquiry

Rank this Week: 82

Excess of Democracy

This blog covers election law issues and issues related to legal education. By Professor Derek T. Muller.

http://excessofdemocracy.com

Sep 21
Aaron Hernandez's family may not be able to sue NFL over concussion-related issue

Aaron Hernandez's family may not be able to sue NFL over concussion-related issue

Aaron Hernandez was a former tight end for the New England Patriots. He was accused of murder, convicted, and committed suicide while in prison. It was just disclosed that he, a 27-year-old man, suffered from severe chronic traumatic…
Sep 21
Incumbent protection likely biggest effect of California moving presidential primary to March

Incumbent protection likely biggest effect of California moving presidential primary to March

California's SB 568, which has been sent to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature, would move the presidential primaries from June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday of March.There’s an old saying applied to many business…
Sep 20
How a change in the bar exam cut score could alter California legal education

How a change in the bar exam cut score could alter California legal education

Virtually all the deans of law schools in California, of ABA-accredited and California-accredited schools, have come out in favor, at multiple stages, of lowering the cut score for the California bar exam. The score, 144, is the…

Rank this Week: 2067

Lobby Comply Blog

Covers campaign finance, lobbying, procurement and ethics laws. By State and Federal Communications, Inc.

http://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/

Sep 21
Montana Governor to Consider Special Session

Montana Governor to Consider Special Session

This week, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock discussed calling a special session of the Legislature to address how to pay the Continued on Next Page
Sep 21
Wyoming Committee Chairman Resigns from Legislature

Wyoming Committee Chairman Resigns from Legislature

The Wyoming House Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Source Committee Chairman has resigned from the state Legislature due Continued on Next Page
Sep 21
Georgia Special Election Called for House District 4

Georgia Special Election Called for House District 4

A special election for House District 4 will be held on November 7, 2017. Rep. Bruce Broadrick resigned the Dalton Continued on Next Page

Rank this Week: 3089

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's Center for Information Technology Policy.

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/

Sep 19
Breaking your bubble

Breaking your bubble

This is the first part of a two-part series about a class project on online filter bubbles. In this post, we talk about our pedagogical approach and how we carried out the project. To read more about the results of the project, go to Part…
Sep 19
What our students found when they tried to break their bubble

What our students found when they tried to break their bubble

This is the second part of a two-part series about a class project on online filter bubbles. In this post, where we focus on the results. You can read more about our pedagogical approach and how we carried out the project here. By Janet Xu…
Sep 18
SESTA May Encourage the Adoption of Broken Automated Filtering Technologie

SESTA May Encourage the Adoption of Broken Automated Filtering Technologie

The Senate is currently considering the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA, S. 1693), with a scheduled hearing tomorrow. In brief, the proposed legislation threatens to roll back aspects of Section 230 of the…

Rank this Week: 1356

California Election Law

Providing legal resources and election news to California election officials and the attorneys who represent them. By Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP.

http://www.calelectionlaw.com/

Jun 19
Voter fraud trial to begin for former L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon”

Voter fraud trial to begin for former L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon”

You can read the LA Times article here.
Jun 17
“Ninth U.S. Circuit Court rules against sponsor IDs on ballot initiatives”

“Ninth U.S. Circuit Court rules against sponsor IDs on ballot initiatives”

You can find the SF Chronicle story here. You can read the Ninth Circuit’s 2-1 decision here.
Feb 11
Verification of Independent Expenditure

Verification of Independent Expenditure

Campaign committees that make independent expenditures of $1,000 or more must now verify that (1) the independent expenditures they make are not coordinated with the supported candidate or ballot measure committee, and (2) the committee is…

Rank this Week: 3917

Campaign Finance Blog

Covers campaign finance, election, and political law. By William J. McGinley.

http://campaignfinanceblog.com/

Apr 3
United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Aggregate Contribution Limits in McCutcheon v. FEC

United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Aggregate Contribution Limits in McCutcheon v. FEC

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court struck down the aggregate contribution limits that apply to individuals on constitutional grounds in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The opinion can be found here and the link…
Jun 25
United States Supreme Court Issues Voting Rights Act Decision

United States Supreme Court Issues Voting Rights Act Decision

The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder, holding that a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”) is unconstitutional. Listed below are the key paragraphs explaining the…
Jun 21
President Announces Two Nominations For FEC

President Announces Two Nominations For FEC

POLITICO reports that the President has nominated Ann Ravel, a Democrat who chairs the California Fair Political Practices Commission, and Lee Goodman, a Republican election lawyer, to the Federal Election Commission.

Rank this Week: 3099

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/

Dec 18
The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Ohio legislature yesterday approved a bill (SB 380) that would eliminate the window for early registration and absentee voting, among other things.
Nov 7
Reforming Registration

Reforming Registration

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines…
Nov 4
What We Don't Know

What We Don't Know

We now know that Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. In the enormity of this moment in American history, the gritty details of election administration, upon which my Moritz colleagues and I spend so much…

Rank this Week: 1659

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