Subject: news of the day 9/8/04
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 9/8/2004, 8:15 AM
To: election-law@majordomo.lls.edu

"FEC Probes Tauzin Money-Transfer Claim"

The Hill offers this report.

Two Opinion Pieces in Roll Call

Roll Call offers an editorial entitled "Fraud" at Polls and an oped by Norm Ornstein entitled Congress, the President Will Find Easy Answers Don't Cut it on 527s. Paid registration required.


"Virginia is 6th State to Keep Nader Off Ballot"

The New York Times offers this report. See also this Washington Post report.


"State Joins Suit Over Voting Machines"

The Los Angeles Times offers this report.


"Ad Sponsor Could Be Fined"

See this interesting news piece out of North Carolina. Thanks to a reader for passing this along.


Electoral College Opinions

The Wall Street Journal offers an editorial entitled Electoral College Mischief. The Brothers Amar write The Electoral College Votes Against Equality in the Los Angeles Times.


"Nev. 1st Touch Screen, Paper Trail Voters"

A.P. offers this report.


"Ridge: Terrorists Hope to Disrupt Election"

A.P. offers this report.


Wisconsin Right to Life Case Goes to Supreme Court

A.P. has this report. I view it as very unlikely that the Chief Justice will issue the injunction as requested, or that the Court will ultimately review this case. See here for some of my earlier coverage of this case.


"Advocacy Groups and Campaigns: A Shaky Shuttle"

The New York Times offers this report.
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