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22 Sep 2017, 8:30 am
These actions include restoring the right to vote for people with prior criminal convictions; creating independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions; enacting early voting periods; and implementing automatic voter registration, online voter registration, and Election Day registration. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 6:36 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Oklahoma – Oklahoma Ethics Commission Hikes Fee $50 on All FilersNonDoc.com – William Savage III | Published: 6/8/2017 The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has raised the fees it charges. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 9:04 am by John Elwood
Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 16-111, now on its unlucky 13th relist. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 6:50 am by Aurora Barnes
California 16-894 Issue: Whether the Second Amendment entitles ordinary, law-abiding citizens to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense in some manner, including concealed carry when open carry is forbidden by state law. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 2:41 pm by Gail Whittemore
Recommended Reading: James Ruley, One Person, One Vote: Gerrymandering and the Independent Commission, A Global Perspective, 92 Ind. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 6:43 am by Jim Sedor
The ban applies to members of the city’s Planning Commission and the Cultural Heritage Commission, as well as members of area planning commissions. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 4:32 am by Edith Roberts
” At Reuters, Lawrence Hurley reports on three cases on the court’s docket this term that that “all deal broadly with the degree to which non-citizens can assert rights under the U.S. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 9:31 am by Gerard N. Magliocca
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, though, the Constitution's use of state "legislature" can be read to mean state "lawmaking power. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 9:30 am
ACLU efforts include supporting the creation of impartial and independent redistricting commissions. [read post]
26 Aug 2016, 11:16 am by Kirk Jenkins
In three of the other four cases, the Redistricting Commission has deadlocked, forcing the appointment of a ninth member through the drawing of lots. [read post]
12 Aug 2016, 5:59 am by Jim Sedor
Ethics investigations have lapsed, and the commission now finds itself fighting to maintain its credibility in an environment in which citizens across the country are becoming increasingly mistrustful of their government. [read post]
26 Jul 2016, 2:35 am by Jane Seu
Federal Election Commission, to be overturned. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a dispute that raises many vexing aspects of modern American democracy—deep dissatisfaction with elected officials, pervasive partisan zeal, troubling racial inequality, and contentious federal–state relations.The case involves state legislative district lines drawn by an independent districting commission—that is, an entity separate from a state’s regular elected legislature—in 2010 after the last… [read post]
14 Feb 2016, 2:10 pm by Steve Gottlieb
In the coming term, there are cases awaiting decision that will decide whether an independent, non-partisan commission can be charged with redistricting, what counts as gerrymandering and what is barred as retrogression in minority rights under the Voting Rights Act, among others. [read post]
8 Jan 2016, 6:12 am by Jim Sedor
The initiative process was put in place at the beginning of the 20th century as a way for local citizens to band together to pass laws. [read post]
3 Dec 2015, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, that brings together many of the most contentious aspects of twenty-first century American democracy—dissatisfaction with elected officials, partisan zeal, racial equality, and federal–state relations. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 9:39 am by Ronald Collins
Edgar Hoover during the Warren Commission’s investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 6:14 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities: Arizona – Elections Panel Moves to Uncover Political ‘Dark Money’Arizona Daily Star – Howard Fischer (Capitol News Services) | Published: 10/31/2015 The Citizens Clean Elections Commission adopted a rule that spells out what will be considered to be a “political committee. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 6:22 am by Jim Sedor
House Panel Opens Investigation into 38 Studios Loan” by Katherine Gregg for Providence Journal Campaign Finance “Is There a Silver Lining to Citizens United? [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 3:12 am by Amy Howe
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, in which the Court will consider “the legality of the state’s 30 legislative districts, setting the stage for a ruling that could realign political lines for the 2016 election. [read post]