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| ACORN Closing in Wake of ScandalMonday, 22 March 2010 | admin5Fox News CHICAGO — The once mighty community activist group ACORN says it's folding. National ACORN spokesman Kevin Whelan says the organization's board decided to close remaining state affiliates and field offices by April 1 because of falling revenues. Some other national operations will continue operating for at least several weeks before shutting for good.Scandal enveloped the organization six months ago when video footage emerged showing ACORN workers giving tax tips to conservative... + Full Story |
Headlines From Around The Nation
| WI State bill calls for automatic voter registrationSaturday, 20 March 2010 | Winona Daily News / APMADISON — Wisconsin residents applying for a driver’s license would be automatically registered to vote under a Democratic-backed election reform bill released Thursday.Automatically registering people to vote when they get a driver’s license would put the burden on the state, instead of the applicant, to ensure the process is completed. That differs from the federal motor voter law which... + Full Story |
Troy, NY Democrats want Chairman LaPosta to quitSaturday, 20 March 2010 | Tom Caprod, The RecordTROY — City Democrats are calling for the resignation of their party chairman, claiming that he has done nothing to support them in recent years and is a poor leader.A letter was sent to city Democratic chairman Frank LaPosta this week which criticized his work in the position and called for his resignation within seven days.Two copies of the letter, one signed by six members of the City... + Full Story |
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| Voting equipment maker to divest former DieboldWednesday, 10 March 2010 | Brent Jones, The Baltimore SunThe nation's largest provider of voting equipment will unwind its acquisition last year of its principal rival as part of an antitrust settlement with Maryland and eight other states, the Department... Read More... |
ACORN Workers Indicted for Voter Fraud in WisconsinTuesday, 09 March 2010 | National ReviewWisconsin 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... Read More... |
Obama Draws Fire for Appointing SEIU's Stern to Deficit PanelSaturday, 06 March 2010 | FOXNews.comPresident Obama's decision to appoint his close political ally, union leader Andrew Stern, to the newly created National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has set off a firestorm of... 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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| Written by Daniel Hays Lowenstein, Richard L. Hasen, Daniel P. Tokaji / Carolina Academic Press |
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With 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 renewal of expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act and constitutional challenges to that renewal. Continue reading here: http://www.cap-press.com/books/1800 Download the supplement here: http://electionlawblog.org/archives/2009-supp-final.pdf Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          |
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