| Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 4/19/11 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 4/19/2011, 8:38 AM |
| To: Election Law |
Moritz has
the details. More from SCOTUSBlog.
Justice Kagan, or the entire Court, could act at any time.
AP offers this
report.
Indy
Star: "Despite howls from Democrats that Republicans were
changing the rules because they fear the outcome, the Senate on
Monday approved a provision that would let the governor appoint
a new secretary of state if Charlie White is found ineligible to
have been elected."
See The
Bailout Bait and Switch: DOJ's Last-Ditch Attempt to Rescue
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and McDonnell
(Rightly) Vetoes Va. Redistricting Plan.
See this
report from the National Institute on Money in State
Politics.