Breaking News
| ACORN Workers Indicted for Voter Fraud in WisconsinTuesday, 09 March 2010 | admin5Wisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen has announced indictments of five residents for voter fraud, including two ACORN workers. Via Ed Morrissey: MILWAUKEE – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Milwaukee Election Fraud Task Force has brought additional electoral fraud cases against five Wisconsin residents. The Department of Justice, acting as Special Prosecutor for Milwaukee County, has filed felony charges against Maria Miles, Kevin Clancy, Michael... + Full Story |
Headlines From Around The Nation
| Federal Government Says 'One-Person One-Vote' Rule Does Not Bind Congress - Plaintiffs in Historic Lawsuit Demand Equal Voting Weight Throughout U.S.Tuesday, 23 February 2010 | Apportionment.USOXFORD, Miss., -- (Apportionment.US ) - Plaintiffs in the historic lawsuit seeking a larger and more equitable Congress filed their briefs today in U.S. District Court. The lawsuit, Clemons v. Department of Commerce, challenges the constitutionality of the current size of the United States House of Representatives, arguing that the provision in the United States Code (2 USC Section 2a)... + Full Story |
ACORN gives itself a makeoverTuesday, 23 February 2010 | Michele Bachmann / The HillACORN, the community organizing group unable to erase the scandals associated with them, appears to be dismantling their operating structure.No matter the structure, this is the same group shown on video last summer recommending methods to create an illegal prostitution business. It is the same group which intimidated banks into risky financial practices before the financial collapse. It is the... + Full Story |
More News
| Chief justice says initiatives paralyze stateTuesday, 23 February 2010 | Bob Egelko / SF ChronicleCalifornia Chief Justice Ronald George escalated his criticism of the state's initiative process Friday, saying unrestrained ballot-box lawmaking is paralyzing government.While nearly half the states... Read More... |
The Alternative to Universal Voter RegistrationTuesday, 23 February 2010 | John Hall / Teneth Amendment CenterIn his recent talk at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund performed a public service in warning America of Democrats’ plans for universal voter registration, or... Read More... |
ACORN Shutting DownTuesday, 23 February 2010 | Mark Whittington / Associated ContentWith funding drying up from both government and private foundation sources, offices of ACORN are shuttering across the country. But some suggest that this is only a rebranding scheme and that ACORN... Read More... |
Special Reports
| Voting Technology in the U.S. and AbroadThursday, 22 October 2009 | Election Reform ProjectThe ongoing debate over the role of technology in elections has provoked a great deal of research on the topic. A recent conference on voting technology featured 11 papers examining evidence in a number of countries and a new working paper discusses the current state of research and development in voting technology.Read the reports here: ... + Full Story |
Automatic Registration in the United States: The Selective Service ExampleWednesday, 29 July 2009 | Laura Seago / Brennan Center for JusticeFor decades, federal law required men to register with the Selective Service when they turn 18 and to keep their registrations current through the age of 25. Enforceable law helped encourage registration; so did the agency's efforts to make registration materials available in post offices, schools, and other public places. Recently, however, the Selective Service System has taken a more... + Full Story |
2009 Election Law Casebook Supplement Now AvailableThursday, 16 July 2009 | Daniel Hays Lowenstein, Richard L. Hasen, Daniel P. Tokaji / Carolina Academic PressWith the addition of a new co-author, Daniel P. Tokaji, the new edition covers developments through the Supreme Court’s current term ending in June 2008. The authors have added a new chapter on election administration, which includes coverage of controversies over voter identification laws, including the Crawford case currently before the Supreme Court. The new edition also covers the recent... + Full Story |
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