Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 4/6/11
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 4/6/2011, 8:45 AM
To: Election Law
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April 06, 2011

"1st Circuit considers challenges to two state campaign finance laws"

The National Law Journal reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:38 AM

"CCP releases tax financing poll, FENA introduced in Congress"

See this press release.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:36 AM

"Supreme Court Race Too Close to Call; Kloppenburg Has Narrow Lead"

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this report. More from the NY Times.

And Ned Foley offers these early thoughts.

I'll have more to say on this soon.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:26 AM

April 05, 2011

Nailbiter in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

With 58% of the vote in, just a few thousand votes separate the candidates. Latest results available here.

UPDATE: Still a nailbiter with 97% of the vote counted. We'll next see about absentee ballots, provisional ballots, and potential recounts.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:13 PM

NCSL's The Canvass Now Available

Here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:07 PM

"Presidential Hopefuls Raise Lots Of Cash (Good Luck Learning From Whom)"

Peter Overby blogs for NPR.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:04 PM

"Texas Redisricting Battles Warming Up"

The American Independent offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 03:52 PM

"Virginia Congressional Redistricting: A Better Method"

FairVote blogs.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 03:37 PM

"FPPC fine for good-faith attempts to comply with the law"

Laurie Levenson blogs at Summary Judgments.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:47 AM

Over $3 Million in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

The Brennan Center crunches the numbers.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:26 AM

"Will the FEC Fumble the Fiesta Bowl Fiasco?"

CREW has issued this press release.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:53 AM

"Congressional Leadership in an Era of Partisan Polarization"

This interesting event will take place at Brookings on Friday.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 07:50 AM
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