Subject: news of the day 2/17/05
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 2/17/2005, 8:26 AM
To: election-law

"Political Donations Pour Through Gap in NY Laws"

The New York Times offers this report.


Redistricting Reform in California

The Sacramento Bee reports that Common Cause may endorse Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to move to commission-based redistricting. Meanwhile, there's more talk of a marriage between redistricting reform and term limits relaxation in California.


When Even a Coin Toss Can't Resolve a Tied Election...

See here.....Laches anyone?


More election reform proposed in Florida

See here. One observer views the proposed reforms as a power grab by the Florida Secretary of State against the counties.


Is the FEC getting more interested in regulating 527s?

BNA has this very interesting report (paid subscription required), which begins: "In a surprise move, the Federal Election Commission has asked--and a federal judge has granted--permission to reconsider its dismissal of an enforcement complaint against a so-called Section 527 group that allegedly violated campaign finance laws in a New Jersey congressional race (Kean for Congress v. FEC, D. D.C., No. 04-007 (JDB), 2/15/05.) "


Huefner on Independent Election Administration

See here for an interesting weekly comment on the Ohio state election law site. 
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