Subject: news of the day 2/10/04
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 2/10/2004, 6:34 AM
To: election-law

"High Stakes in Redistricting Fights"

The Christian Science Monitor offered this report on Feb. 5. Concidentally, tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1812 redistricting by Elbridge Gerry giving rise to the term "gerrymander."


"Minority Leader's Fund-Raisers Fined"

A.P. offers this report, which begins: "A fund-raising committee run by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was fined $21,000 for improperly accepting donations over federal limits, according to records and interviews."


"Campaign Ads Enrich Advisers, Raise Questions"

The Washington Post offers this report. See also Dean's Ex-Campaign Manager Defends Salary from AP.


Fundraising by 527s

The Center for Public Integrity issued this news release.


"Groups Unfairly Targeted"

Steve Rosenthal (of the 527 Americans Coming Together) offers this oped in USA Today.


"Too Young to Vote, Too Old to Donate"

The New York Times offers this report on minors and campaign contributions post-McConnell's decision to strike down the ban on minors' campaign contributions to federal candidates.


"Should Single-Member Districting Be Held Unconstitutional?"

Guy-Uriel Charles offers this Findlaw commentary.


"Did Bush-Cheney '04 Break Campaign Law?"

Forbes.com offers this report.


Prisoners of the Census website

Peter Wagner, an Open Society Institute Soros Justice Fellow, has begun a website, prisonersofthecensus.org, working to quantify the redistricting impact from the Census Bureau counting urban and minority prisoners as residents of predominantly white rural towns. As part of this effort, he is also trying to identify some workable state and federal policy solutions to the problem. Pay a visit. 
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