Subject: news of the day 1/11/05
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 1/11/2005, 8:30 AM
To: election-law

Kaus on Anti-Gerrymandering

See here (scroll down to: "Getting on the antigerrymanderwagon") for Mickey Kaus's newfound appreciation of taking the drawing of district lines away from politicians.


"Secretary of State a No-Show"

The Sacramento Bee offers this report on a California legislative committee hearing alleging improprieties in HAVA spending by California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley.


More on Washington State Mess

See New Error Found in Vote Tally and GOP Bid to Stall Gregoire is Turned Back.


Kentucky election dispute

See this report. Thanks to Lori Ringhand for the pointer, who notes that the outcome will determine whether Republicans will have a supermajority in the legislature necessary to take certain actions without Democratic agreement.


"In Response to Serious Concerns Over Presidential Vote in Ohio, Lautenberg Announces Measure to Prevent Partisan Activity by Election Officials"

See this press release. Thanks to Tova Wang for the pointer. Although the press release states: "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue," the Democratic senator uses examples only of Republican conflicts of interest. A mention of Kevin Shelley's problems would have been helpful here, even if he was not a co-chair of any campaign committee. 
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