Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 5/3/11
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 5/3/2011, 7:50 AM
To: Election Law

May 03, 2011

"Fla. Sen. Nelson criticizes GOP elections bill over absentee ballot changes"

AP offers this report, which begins: "Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday that if Republican lawmakers get their way, some of the people who helped plan and carry out the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden could lose their votes in Florida elections."

Posted by Rick Hasen at 07:46 AM

"Canadian Twitter Users Break Election Law, Earn Street Cred"

TIME reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 07:38 AM

"Obama vs. the 'Undisclosed Donors'"

Jed Babbin has wriiten this piece for the American Spectator.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 07:34 AM

May 02, 2011

Now Available: The Final Version of Michael Halberstam's " The Myth of 'Conquered Provinces': Probing the Extent of the VRA's Encroachment on State and Local Autonomy"

This article appears in the Hastings Law Journal.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 07:11 PM

"Restoring Electoral Equilibrium in the Wake of Constitutionalized Campaign Finance"

This note appears in the Harvard Law Review.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:58 PM

"High Court Turns Back Cases on Judicial Campaign Speech"

The National Law Journal offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:41 PM

"Nevada Special Election to Be Open to All Candidates"

Roll Call reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:36 PM
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