| Subject: Electionlawblog news and commentary 12/13/05 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 12/14/2005, 7:51 AM |
| To: election-law |
Roll Call offers this
fascinating report (paid subscription required) on the experiences
of Judge Alito's father in the New Jersey redistricting efforts in the
1960s.
Norm Ornstein offers this
Roll Call commentary (available without a
subscription through AEI) on the Texas redistricting cases and Judge
Alito.
Wired News offers this
report, which begins: "E-voting rules head to court this week in
North Carolina, where election officials stand accused of ignoring a
tough new state law designed to raise the bar on procedures to ensure
machines are secure and accurate."
A.P. offers this
report from New Hampshire, which begins: "The head of New
Hampshire's Republican Party filed an election-law complaint yesterday
against the former manager of Manchester Mayor Bob Baines's
unsuccessful re-election campaign. State GOP Chairman Warren Henderson
said Geoff Wetrosky signed an affidavit that he intended to live in New
Hampshire after the Nov. 8 election, but left for South Dakota.
Henderson said Wetrosky's vote was thus illegal. Republican Frank
Guinta upset Baines, a Democrat, in that election."
See this
report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, this
AP report, and this
analysis by Dan Tokaji with this
follow-up.
The New York Times has this
editorial on the Texas redistricting cases. See also this
report, originally in the Dallas Morning News.
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