Subject: news of the day 1/10/05
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 1/10/2005, 8:05 AM
To: election-law

"Crisis of Trust Over Voting Difficulties Must Be Addressed"

I have written an oped for today's Roll Call, which you can access without a subscription here. You can also find an extended version of this oped, with hyperlinks, here. It begins:



Will Military Ballots Become an Issue in Washington Election Contest?

See here.


"High Court Declines to Hear Nader's Case"

A.P. offers this report, which begins: "The Supreme Court declined on Monday to consider whether Pennsylvania officials were wrong to keep Ralph Nader off the presidential ballot last November."


"Speech and Fraud"

The New York Sun offers this editorial, which begins: "Is anyone really surprised that another Clinton confidante has been indicted?" the chairman of the New York State Republican Party, Stephen Minarik, asked over the weekend. He was referring to Senator Clinton's former campaign finance director, David Rosen, whose indictment for concealing the cost of a Hollywood fund-raiser from the Federal Election Commission was unsealed last week in Los Angeles."


"What Happened in Ohio"

William Rasberry offers this Washington Post column.


"San Diego Lawsuits Pit Voters vs. Rules"

A.P. offers this report.


"Letter From Election Chief In Ohio Sought Illegal Funds"

The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: "COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 8 -- The state's chief elections officer, accused of mishandling the presidential vote in November, sent a fundraising letter for his 2006 gubernatorial campaign that was accompanied by a request for illegal contributions. A pledge card with the letter from Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican who co-chaired the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign in Ohio, said "corporate & personal checks are welcome." Corporate donations are illegal in Ohio." 
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