| Subject: news of the day 4/11/04 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 4/11/2004, 9:48 AM |
| To: election-law |
The Los Angeles Times offers this
report,
with the following subhead: "They want to make up for errors that may
have elected President Bush. But concern has risen about reliability of
new touch screen machines."
The Los Angeles Times offers this
report,
which begins: "Four years after the Supreme Court struck down
California's open primary, voters could soon get another chance to
overhaul state elections with a new free-for-all ballot. The proposal,
nearing qualification for a November vote, has vexed top Democrats and
Republicans alike. Voters, regardless of party registration, would be
able to pick any candidate in a primary. The candidates who finished
first and second would then compete in a general-election runoff — even
if both belonged to the same party." (Disclosure: I am a consultant for
the proponents of this initiative.)
The Daily Oklahoman offers this
editorial
(free registration required), which begins: "Libertarians are eternal
optimists. They offer good ideas and put candidates on the ballot, but
they have little prospect of winning an election in Oklahoma. Thanks to
an appellate court ruling this week, however, Libertarians may soon
harvest more voters from the ranks of Democrats, Republicans and
independents. " Thanks to Richard Winger for the pointer.
The Olympian offers this
editorial on the Washington governor's decision to veto the "Top
Two" primary bill.
Robyn Blumner offers this
commentary in the St. Petersburg (Fla) Times.
Following up on this
story, the New York Times offers Bloomberg
Voices His Opposition to Voting by Noncitizens.
The New York Times featured this
front page report Saturday.
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