| Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 1/26/11 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 1/26/2011, 8:24 AM |
| To: Election Law |
Reply-to: "rick.hasen@lls.edu" |
The Washington Post offers this
report. MORE
from The Hill.
Don't miss this
story out of Florida: "Two voter-approved constitutional
amendments requiring the Legislature to draw political districts
along nonpartisan standards could be jeopardized by one of Gov.
Rick Scott's first acts. Three days after Scott took office, the
state quietly withdrew its request that the U.S. Justice
Department approve Amendments 5 and 6 as required under the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, effectively stalling their
implementation just as a Republican-led lawsuit challenges their
constitutionality."
This is one I plan to watch very closely. So ELB readers, please
keep those tips coming in about this situation and the related
lawsuits.