| Subject: Electionlawblog news and commentary 2/2/06 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 2/2/2006, 8:41 AM |
| To: election-law |
George Skelton writes this
LA Times column.
If you haven't visited the Equal Vote blog lately, you might check
out these posts: Ohio's
Election Bill Signed Into Law, Provisional
Ballots in Ohio, A
Strange Take on Texas, and Why
Congress Should Reexamine Preclearance.
The Washington Post offers this
report. Meanwhile, Dana Milbank writes
of plans to "kick some old guys out of the House gymnasium." Roll
Call (paid subscription required) reports
that "Despite bipartisan rumblings of dissent, the House waded into a
weeks-long drive to reform lobbying laws Wednesday by overwhelmingly
approving a measure to revoke the floor and gym access of former
lawmakers who become lobbyists."
Dean Mundy offers this
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel column, which begins: "The recent
tire-slashing case garnered great notoriety far beyond southeastern
Wisconsin."
The Philadelphia Inquirer offers this
report, which begins: "Philadelphia's ordinance to regulate
campaign spending was under siege yesterday after its first major test,
beset by questions over its legality and confusion about the meaning of
the word candidate.
Stephen Goldstein offers this
South Florida Sun-Sentinel column, which begins: "With
statewide elections looming in November, think doom and gloom. Going on
six years after the 2000 presidential debacle, if you vote in Florida,
you should still assume that your ballot may not be counted or matter
-- especially if you're a Democrat." It refers to this
book on Florida 2000 by Lance Dehaven-Smith<.
Jim Bopp reports that "the 3 judge DC District Court panel has set a
hearing in Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission for
Friday, February 17 at 3:30 pm."
The State of Texas's brief is here.
The Republican Party of Texas's brief is here.
I have uploaded this amicus
brief supporting Texas on the voting rights issues from Edward Blum
and Roger Clegg. Meanwhile, the Washington Post offers White
House Defends Texas's GOP Remapping Plan to Justices about the SG's brief
supporting Texas filed yesterday.
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