Subject: Electionlawblog news and commentary 8/8/06
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 8/8/2006, 8:18 AM
To: election-law

"Dan Walters: Everyone's for it, but chances of redistricting overhaul are fading"

See this Sacramento Bee column.


"Supreme Court Quashes Campaign Finance Law"

Steven Sholk has this practice paper in the New Jersey Law Journal (paid subscription required).


"More Money, More Rules"

Jan Baran and Bob Bauer have this oped in today's NY Times on campaign finance reform.


"Disagreement on the EAC"

Those interested in the EAC's ability to decide issues by consensus should not miss this post from Dan Tokaji.


More complications under Ohio's "Sore Loser" Statute About Replacing Rep. Ney

Following up on this post, Law Dork has been exploring the relevant code sections, and his tentative conclusion is that state senator Padgett would not be precluded from being the replacement candidate for Rep. Ney. 
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