tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54500042012-01-23T02:50:20.200-06:00soapbox Robbin Stewart's Election law blog. "Andy Horning for Senate"gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.comBlogger16131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-32962610142047995522012-01-23T02:49:00.000-06:002012-01-23T02:50:20.212-06:00http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IN-RConstitution Links to State Constitutions • http://www.state.in.us/legislative/ic/code/const/Election Authority • Indiana Election CommissionLegislature Links to State Legislatures • Indiana General Assembly • Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus • Indiana Senate Republican CaucusRepublican • Indiana House Republicans • Republican Senate Majority gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-40703828795824811192012-01-22T11:47:00.001-06:002012-01-22T11:47:55.746-06:00delegate counts:Newt - 25 Romney - 14Ron - 10Rick - 8gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-4692419675365853532012-01-19T02:46:00.002-06:002012-01-19T02:48:32.680-06:00http://www.politics1.com/in.htmThe political buttons are a nice touch.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-39393284400212424452012-01-18T20:15:00.001-06:002012-01-18T20:15:31.690-06:00note to self: Get directions My placesIndianapolis, INLast Updated by Move to 2 days agoLOCATION: Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse46 East Ohio StreetIndianapolis IN 46204 Main event: noon-1pm. Rallies and demonstrations throughout the day. Please join us on Friday, January 20th in protesting the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-77522215467333175062012-01-18T19:08:00.002-06:002012-01-18T19:12:56.857-06:00http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19768783this article, advocating more disclaimers for superpacs, has a great quote by hasen."There's nothing happening in Congress these days, but there's especially nothing happening on campaign finance reform."here is my response to the article in the comments, not that anybody reads comments.Arbitrary Aardvark · Indianapolis, IndianaEshoo should readgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-1897221184968126412012-01-12T21:22:00.001-06:002012-01-12T21:25:27.219-06:00http://in.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20110503_0000311.SIN.htm/qxworley v wadell is an indiana case about the way the bmv won't let people get ID.there's a long thread going on at the election law list about voter ID.here are some of my notes; i may or may not end up posting to that thread.Issues re Indiana voter IDNuns on the run:Two things we can learn from the nun episode:gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-80456015871979138192012-01-11T13:31:00.001-06:002012-01-11T13:31:58.557-06:00http://volokh.com/2012/01/09/a-rare-twenty-sixth-amendment-violation/gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-86031206712946136522012-01-03T23:59:00.000-06:002012-01-04T00:00:01.824-06:00it's a tie.RickSantorum 25% 29,908 0 MittRomney 25% 29,874 0 RonPaul 21% 26,097Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012/state.shtml?state=IA&tag=watchnow#ixzz1iSz2nxgYgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-18758103369732469752012-01-03T14:55:00.000-06:002012-01-03T14:56:21.300-06:00ron paul video. looking forward to tonight's results.http://runronpaul.com/supporter-video/ron-paul-grassroots-energy/gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-66404596281511769212011-12-23T23:48:00.000-06:002011-12-23T23:49:13.540-06:00gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-1628957782988609082011-12-23T16:15:00.005-06:002011-12-24T01:03:37.469-06:00two big stories today.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifthe justice department denied preclearance to SC's voter ID rules, finding that they violate the voting rights act. this is a political decision as much as a legal one, just as the Bush administration's decision to preclear voter ID in Georgia was political. Hasen thinks that this is likely to wind up in the supreme court as a test of the gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-2031324228452870402011-12-15T22:05:00.007-06:002011-12-16T19:21:37.545-06:00The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a mindboggling opinion pdf finding that, while a misdemeanor battery conviction is not an infamous crime,and therefore is not within the scope of the infamous crimes exception to the right to vote under the indiana constitution, the legislature under its police power can just disenfranchise anybody anytime. That's not what they said, but it's what they did.As gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-84751516124864822222011-12-13T22:43:00.000-06:002011-12-13T22:44:40.637-06:00http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26462“ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Unconstitutional Voter ID Law”Posted on December 13, 2011 9:11 am by Rick HasenSee this press release. See this related blog post/video.this suit is important because it cleanly raises the 24th A issue.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-48363214543927171772011-11-30T09:09:00.002-06:002011-11-30T09:23:22.238-06:00it's rare that i would quote a hasen post in full, but this one is highly relevant.How Not to Campaign for Judge in IndianaPosted on November 29, 2011 8:01 am by Rick HasenThe following election fundraiser ad by a judge (who is also the spouse of the Marion County Democratic party chair) earned an admonition from the Indiana Commission on Judicial Nominations: Around August 15, 2011, gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-80106549292235412902011-11-28T17:05:00.001-06:002011-11-28T17:07:02.078-06:00Barney Frank is the latest of 17 house democrats to retire as of 2012. Some of these are seeking higher office.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-4596851882509529202011-11-10T14:50:00.005-06:002011-11-10T15:03:39.242-06:00Shirley Town Council – North Ward - Hancock County INVote for 1 Rebecca (Becky) Hammer (R) 92Dennis Denney (L) 93Libertarian leads by one vote in Indiana town, Shirley.Election night totals are not final till absentee and provisional ballots are counted.I wonder whether GOP election officials will accept defeat or find extra ballots.I suspect the local LP is not prepared for a contest, gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-50976830045101490202011-10-11T20:56:00.005-05:002011-11-10T15:08:40.201-06:00Charlie White, Indiana Secretary of State, is in the news again.Secretary of State White files complaint against Bayhsupdate 11/10/2011 seeks dismissal on technicalityHe has referred a voter fraud case against Mr and Mrs Birch "Evan" Bayh, for voting in the Indiana primary when they live in DC.The prosecutor is a democrat.This seems like it could be selective not-yet-prosecution, for political gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-88312411029412804282011-09-22T21:14:00.004-05:002011-11-10T15:11:33.497-06:00In the masthead for this blog i have "andy horning for congress". since it's been years since andy ran, i am sometimes asked why i still have this. it's deliberate civil disobedience, express advocacy on a website with no disclaimer.i'll be updating it soon. andy has announced that he's running for the senate. i expect he'll get the libertarian nomination to run against lugar or whoever the GOP gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-29112136858078732892011-09-22T13:10:00.005-05:002011-09-22T14:20:05.583-05:00About ten years ago the FEC put out a call for comments on internet rulemaking.A then-record (now elipsed) 1000 people responded saying "Hands off the Internet!"The FEC backed down and avoided heavily regulating, but now and then when they think we aren't looking they try to sneak something past us. It is that time again.http://fec.gov/agenda/2011/mtgdoc_1158.pdf is a call for comments on the FECgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-81799186967763182842011-09-20T22:03:00.001-05:002011-09-20T22:05:27.260-05:00adam liptak in the new york times has a column praising disclosure aspects of citizens united.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/us/disclosure-may-be-real-legacy-of-citizens-united-case.html?_r=2 i should get around to writing a rebuttal.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-89292464978394753172011-09-20T21:54:00.003-05:002011-09-22T13:35:54.307-05:00Exciting Bopp case today from wisconsin, striking down a disclaimer statute (at least as applied.) Hatchett v. BARLAND, Dist. Court, ED Wisconsin 2011,references my Majors v Abell case 3 times, and intelligently discusses McIntrye in light of Citizens United. We now have a circuit split, on an issue that could easily return to the Supreme Court.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-30066568119486214282011-09-10T09:06:00.001-05:002011-09-10T09:07:42.484-05:00LA wants ID to buy pens, pencils.http://boingboing.net/2011/09/08/los-angeles-may-demand-id-for-buying-spray-paint-other-art-supplies.htmlgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-61479083817820267982011-09-05T05:29:00.003-05:002011-09-05T05:31:56.948-05:00
rupert boneham, best known for survivor reality show, may run for governor of indiana as a libertarian.
gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-29259392078232580172011-09-01T13:45:00.002-05:002011-09-01T13:49:47.455-05:00my response to a weekly standard article
I live in indiana and have been refused the vote 6 times since passage of the ID poll tax. In Indiana to vote they want you to show a driver's license, if you have one, which costs $20. I believe that's a poll tax, unconstitutional under the Harman v Forssenius (1966) standard. Even for a "free" ID, only available to those without a licence, you need a gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-54003192129980544532011-08-30T09:44:00.002-05:002011-08-30T09:51:46.265-05:00http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/542386/Iowa-Secretary-of-State-advocates-voter-ID-bill.html?nav=5005
Iowa Secretary of State advocates voter ID bill
"You have to show an ID before you get on an airplane, you have to show an ID before you open a checking account, and if you like beer you have to show ID before you buy a beer so why not when you vote?" Schultz said.
The usualgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-3646558965636606702011-08-23T15:20:00.011-05:002011-08-23T16:55:05.739-05:00Fisking Hicks:
"Joe R. Hicks: When did carrying an ID become ‘a white thing’?", found here http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22122
When I used to practice, we had a useful habit (1), when receiving a filing from opposing counsel, of putting together a "lie list", a list of the false statements in the filing.
Not every false statement is always a lie; honest mistakes happen. But calling it a lie gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-11005869866809673502011-08-23T15:13:00.003-05:002011-08-23T15:13:52.401-05:00http://www.idchief.net.ph/
sells fake ID's. the ad came up when i was reading an article on voter ID.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-26100580529107286752011-08-20T11:12:00.002-05:002011-08-20T11:17:25.167-05:00http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/moveonorg_to_pay_43k_fine_for_inadvertent_campaign_finance_violations.php
moveon.org had a software glitch and some of their campaign reports didn't send. for a budget of 1/2 million, $43K is a doable expense of doing business. but for some groups, $43K fines for violations with no mens rea sends a chilling effect.
moveon.org is a leftist group gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-15964549162303179092011-08-13T15:53:00.001-05:002011-08-13T15:55:00.786-05:00My amicus brief in NOM v McKee, the one rejected by the first circuit, is here
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0L1j6Odr6DgJ:ballots.blogspot.com/2010/08/kinda-long-i-havent-gotten-shorter-link.html+soapbox+mckee+nom&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com
I just learned something rather distressing. Blogger isn't showing my whole blog, just about thegthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-19677785980403652522011-08-13T00:04:00.004-05:002011-08-13T00:33:13.128-05:00draft:
A significant loss in the first district in NOM v McKee.
The court's analysis was similar to that in WVRTL v Tennent, discussed here last week.
In a multi-issue case about disclosure and political committees, the court upheld Maine's disclaimer statute under the apparent authority of Citizens United.
This is a case where the First Circuit denied my motion to submit an amicus brief, gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-3535726399015846592011-08-04T15:03:00.002-05:002011-08-04T15:23:02.269-05:00TN state senator Ketron has written this editorial in favor of voter ID. It starts off with two and a half lies.Tennesseans are required to show photo identification for everything from making a purchase at the mall or boarding a plane to cashing a check, and we do it without complaint.At the mall, I can pay cash. At the airport, I have a right to fly with no ID, unless I'm the pilot. At the bankgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-61911585875447875932011-08-03T14:13:00.003-05:002011-08-03T14:17:42.834-05:00Ex-gov Tommy Thompson probably in the Senate race in WI to replace Kohl in 2012.He'd be a likely front-runner. The 6 GOP WI recall elections are next Tuesday.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-12405187276346246272011-08-01T13:49:00.003-05:002011-08-01T14:08:39.550-05:00Bit of a hullabaloo over 'Mississippi NAACP leader sentenced in voting fraud."Mississippi has 82 counties. Tunica county has almost 11,000 people.The NAACP county chapter is run by an executive board, with titles like assistant to the secretary. In addition, there is an executive committee, which doesn't have any designated functions shown on the website. The convicted person served on this gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-33348685853641150812011-07-27T02:32:00.002-05:002011-07-27T02:34:10.689-05:00The furry-american demographic lost one of their friends in congress as D David Wu resigns over teen sex scandal.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-49367180055187636552011-07-22T17:24:00.002-05:002011-07-22T17:39:21.656-05:00cfifrulingthis is a placeholder for some thoughts on the ruling in cfif v tenant.several days ago there was a ruling on dueling summary judgment motion that disposed of some but not all issues in the joint cases of cfif v tenant and wvrtl v tenant.this is a case in which i had submitted an amicus brief on the issue of disclaimers.the ruling noted some of the other amici in the case but did not gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-23521101794598364402011-07-22T17:22:00.000-05:002011-07-22T17:23:06.470-05:00bopp wins victory in maine public financing case.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-21835492150369466812011-07-11T11:53:00.004-05:002011-07-11T11:57:30.181-05:00judge sentenced for vote buying and election fraud in kentucky under federal racketeering charges. curiously, the article doesn't mention which party the judge is from. hat tip paul leto.this might be the first use of racketeering charges for voting buying?update: they were republicans.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-69702878265160256362011-07-07T00:18:00.005-05:002011-07-07T16:25:15.412-05:00A 7th circuit decision granting a temporary injunction against gun ranges in chicago shows that the 2nd amendment is starting to get taken seriously by the lower courts. A standard of review is beginning to emerge from these cases.Courts will look to whether the activity in question is within the core rights protected by the amendment,and the degree to which regulation burdens it. Substantial or gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-65543188955494468952011-06-28T17:44:00.003-05:002011-06-28T21:20:24.866-05:00Howard reports that among the 13 cases the supreme court granted cert for for next term, is one about lame ducks.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-34667911661235380592011-06-28T14:48:00.012-05:002011-06-28T21:18:35.282-05:00This is was going to be a post about a factual error I think thought Justice Kagan made in her dissent in McComish. Yesterday the Supreme Court decided McComish v Bennett pdf, the Arizona matching funds case. Justice Roberts wrote for the court and said the usual nice things about elections are free speech, and we already decided this issue in Davis anyway, and it's the Ninth Circuit so gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-6680307686672105742011-06-28T14:18:00.007-05:002011-06-28T23:17:58.670-05:00Yesterday the supreme court decided FEC v Bennett, aka McComish v Bennett aka sundry other things. I'll have a post up shortly about the dissent's comments about disclaimers, but first this. In a new york times blog, hasen and others discuss the impact of the decision.Where to Now on Public Financing?How will the Supreme Court's rejection of an Arizona matching-funds law affect the political gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-62125957512815563362011-06-20T16:37:00.001-05:002011-06-20T16:37:43.391-05:00as blogged by hasen, usa today article on voter IDgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-46342582930769497212011-06-16T11:17:00.001-05:002011-06-16T11:19:20.188-05:00http://saos.nictusa.com/saos/searchao?SUBMIT=ao&AO=3250coments on the facebook FEC AO 2011-09, including mine.Everybody opposes draft A, except "democracy 21".gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-35218264388945336572011-06-15T15:57:00.003-05:002011-06-15T16:06:00.888-05:00Nevada Com'n on Ethics v Carrigan, and the Nevada Constitution.http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/10-568.pdfhttp://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/01-07-Nevada-Commission-opinion-below.pdfCarrigan was on the county council of Sparks Nevada (or something; I am blogging on the fly without checking the facts.) He was censured for voting on a matter that his campaign managergthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-72632018788484717752011-06-09T20:54:00.000-05:002011-06-09T20:55:16.679-05:00http://legallypolitical.blogspot.com/interesting stuffgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-40620053745016404452011-05-25T23:12:00.000-05:002011-05-25T23:13:00.945-05:00Democrats pick up a GOP seat in congress in a special election.Final, unofficial results gave Hochul, the Erie County clerk, 47%. Corwin, a state assemblywoman, received 43%. Tea Party candidate Jack Davis took 9% of the vote. He has run as a Democrat in the past, and polls say he took votes from both major candidates.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-74474703749578835262011-05-24T22:01:00.014-05:002011-05-27T03:06:57.214-05:00This is a story about the bloomberg story on campaign finance disclosure.It started, as many topics on this blog do, with an entry at hasen's election law blog:"'GOP FEC Commissioner To Campaign Reformers: You've Wasted Your Life'TPM reports."TPM of course is talking points memo, a popular liberal blog. GOP FEC commissioner McGhan looked younger and hairier than I expected. I can't place who he gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-31088946589131805612011-05-24T09:08:00.001-05:002011-05-24T09:08:44.353-05:00another democratic sex scandal - clevelandgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-58261223160094540892011-05-23T22:45:00.003-05:002011-05-24T13:38:05.888-05:00very interesting article about disclosure by bloomberg. it's kind of a hit piece against pro-gop independent expenditures.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/secret-donors-multiply-in-u-s-with-finances-dwarfing-watergate.htmlI'm interested in the way the article uses the word "political'.I've written to one of the guys quoted, asking him if that's actually what he said.update:Hi Robin---I gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-26593382987085343792011-05-23T22:37:00.000-05:002011-05-23T22:40:20.421-05:00"The Case for Voter ID You can't cash a check, board a plane, or even buy full-strength Sudafed over the counter without ID. Why should voting be different?" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704816604576333650886790480.html?mod=googlenews_wsjKansas SOS Kris Kobach has written this oped for the WSJ. I expect at some point I'll be linking to a rebuttal of some of Mr. Kobach's empiricalgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-25561466890727514962011-05-23T19:46:00.000-05:002011-05-23T19:47:35.148-05:00http://online.wsj.com/articlegthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-85885290926438016052011-05-23T19:36:00.002-05:002011-05-23T19:41:33.570-05:00possible tommy thompson v russ feingold race in MN in 2012 for Kohl's seat. still just speculation. that race would lean GOP. see charts.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-86935101969990207452011-05-18T08:49:00.000-05:002011-05-18T08:50:19.711-05:00http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/hdh36/another_meaningful_whitest_kids_you_know_skit/gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-1513791252188052142011-05-17T22:50:00.000-05:002011-05-17T22:51:01.597-05:00Quote of the Day"Colbert Super PAC will also pay usual and normal administrative expenses, including but not limited to luxury hotel stays, private jet travel, and PAC mementos from Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus."---Colbert Super PAC Advisory Opinion Request to FECPosted by Rick Hasen at 07:48 AM-- sweet.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-79101017389091144012011-05-14T08:32:00.006-05:002011-05-14T08:48:20.884-05:00In Ft Wayne Indiana, Tom Schrader was fined $25 for a late campaign finance report. pdf.But he didnt raise or spend any money, so he didnt meet the $100 threshhold, so the board lacked jurisdiction to fine him,and violated his civil rights by doing so.I should send a letter.Allen County Election BoardRoom 1361 East Main StreetFort Wayne, IN 46802-1811M-F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.(260) 449-7329 (phone)(260gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-57307460919110436152011-05-13T12:43:00.017-05:002011-05-15T21:09:29.196-05:00The return of Feingold?Wisconsin senator Kohl (D) won't run again. As the still-being counted Supreme Court race shows, WI is a toss-up state. Russ Feingold would probably like his old job back. There's no obvious GOP front-runner. I'll rate this one as toss-up. Even if the Dems keep the seat, it will take money and effort. On the other hand, the GOP and tea party may spend money and effort gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-42831202447786364632011-05-03T21:20:00.002-05:002011-05-03T21:22:40.724-05:00today, for the first time in 6 years, they let me vote w/o showing ID.maybe they are tired of being sued.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-89226172641609055202011-05-02T22:12:00.005-05:002011-05-03T09:57:07.958-05:00I don't know much about canadian politics. But it looks like the conservatives stay in power, but NDP has replaced the Liberal party as the opposition,and the bloc quebequois also lost seats to NDP. Cons 154 seats so far, NDP 100+. update 167 seats, 54%.con 40%ndp 30lib 20bloc 6grn 4gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-74852481584674696522011-05-02T21:16:00.004-05:002011-05-02T22:09:03.980-05:00canadians vote today. there are allegations that Harper violated election rules by, on election day, asking people to vote for him. we have a municipal primary here tomorrow.i will go try to vote and probably be refused over ID issues.As the initial results started coming in soon after 7:00 p.m. eastern time, some users were decidedly cautious, using code words to describe the rise of the gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-90726695554327005462011-05-01T21:01:00.000-05:002011-05-01T21:02:41.230-05:00http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/2012-election-killer-app/ Why Location-Based Services Will be the Killer App of the 2012 Elections. maybe.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-80373545289445867802011-04-21T10:31:00.000-05:002011-04-21T10:32:06.573-05:00voter id editorialhttp://www.politicususa.com/en/gop-voter-id-minoritiesgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-1374492315247784242011-04-20T21:19:00.001-05:002011-04-20T21:51:32.087-05:00woohoo, i get a story into boingboing.The Florida Pirate Party has fielded a candidate in for House Representative from District 86: "With your help, we can bring the state of Florida inhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifto the new digital age, in a free and open manner run by the people, and for the people." (Thanks, arbitraryaardvark!) — Cory • 1 Commentgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-54020515086934625352011-04-20T00:16:00.002-05:002011-04-20T00:17:31.406-05:00Pirate party candidate seeks florida house seat. I'm not sure how this fits with Richard Winger's reporting that florida is seeking to drastically increase ballot access hurdles.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-6746359194703347292011-04-15T22:01:00.003-05:002011-04-15T22:11:35.361-05:00grand rapids congressman votes present a lot.jeff feiger still making news.return of feingold?gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-89435039043999594842011-04-05T01:00:00.001-05:002011-04-05T01:00:59.742-05:00http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-04-02/news/the-dirty-truth-about-clean-elections/gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-34597312903318836852011-03-25T19:47:00.002-05:002011-03-25T19:54:09.186-05:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorr_RebellionOnly two men have been convicted of treason against a state.John Brown of Harper's Ferry is well known. The other is Dorr. Rhode Island's charter from the king required land ownership by white men in order to vote. Dorr supported voting by all white men (at one time blacks also, although he changed his mind later.) Dorr held a constitutional convention gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-36268277259502697482011-03-24T00:38:00.002-05:002011-03-24T00:50:27.356-05:00nyt times blog pushes for more disclaimers on tv ads. article.my comment:11.Robbin StewartIndianapolisMarch 24th, 20111:22 amIn one of the landmark victories of the civil rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled in Talley v California (1960) that disclaimer regulations violate the first amendment. This case,and the related NAACP cases in Alabama and Little Rock, are the foundation of the modern gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-88239922442624684962011-03-23T23:38:00.003-05:002011-03-23T23:50:36.005-05:00tonight the texas house passed voter ID. it next goes to conference committee then to the governor. i wonder if it is constitutional,and whether an effective challenge will be brought.Sec. 1. CLASSES OF PERSONS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE. (a) The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to vote in this State:(1) persons under 18 years of age;(2) persons who have been determined mentally gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-29540028093325845992011-03-23T00:45:00.001-05:002011-03-23T00:45:42.470-05:00http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/03/rand-paul-for-president/72854/gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-80718835328284521252011-03-21T11:01:00.003-05:002011-03-21T11:45:59.951-05:00In for a calf is not in for Ahn Cao. (see Ginsberg concurring in McIntyre v Ohio.)The Supreme Court denied cert in Cao v FEC, Richard Winger reports. The 5th circuit, which is now the most reversed circuit, had used the permissive Valeo standard in upholding limits to political party spending. Scotusblog.update: hasen's post is "Don't have a Cao, man."gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-79782502722197043412011-03-07T18:52:00.000-06:002011-03-07T14:43:21.382-06:00Ensign, R-NV, won't run. Leans GOP with congresscritter and former SecState Dean Heller a likely frontrunner.Is all this just the usual generational turnover, or are we seeing real change?Ensign Akaka Bingaman Hutchinson Conrad Lieberman Kyl Webb, that's 8, how many more to go? I predict several D seats will turn R this year, but I don't know how many more of these voluntary retirements we'll seegthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-48208886615273402122011-03-01T01:31:00.000-06:002011-03-01T01:32:32.097-06:00NYT: He would swing into Crook’s Corner, a legendary Southern restaurant, for an order of fried oysters to go, talking to anyone around and looking like the polished but approachable Democratic presidential candidate he once was.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-18693362124034985792011-02-27T04:21:00.001-06:002011-02-27T04:22:37.725-06:00Fine Gael replaces Fianna Fail after Irish vote.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-60365849675229258982011-02-27T03:57:00.003-06:002011-02-27T04:00:42.766-06:00Law professor advocates direct action against Mugabe regime in Rhodesia. I am not citing this pro or con,just find it interesting.Usually lawyers suggest working within the system, but he explains his position.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-30710897029852474642011-02-26T18:29:00.000-06:002011-02-26T18:30:37.168-06:00redditt has a section called til, today i learned.til http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_Partygthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-44215160371913862552011-02-25T02:48:00.001-06:002011-02-25T02:50:05.675-06:00from votelaw, Marshall County Republicans want Judge Howard Hawk to switch back to the Democratic Partygthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-31162630814030572012011-02-24T20:48:00.000-06:002011-02-24T20:50:01.001-06:00mitch daniels talks about his 1970 pot bust at princeton.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-57240931981289849352011-02-23T00:12:00.001-06:002011-02-23T00:12:57.998-06:00Rahm Emmanuel wins chicago mayor w 55%.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-46607665443976579822011-02-22T23:54:00.001-06:002011-02-22T23:54:22.900-06:00sanfrancisco may vote whether to ban circumcisions.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-28629932142530344282011-02-22T09:34:00.002-06:002011-02-22T09:36:53.827-06:00After a special election, the Louisiana senate has gone gop; it was previously tied.LA now has a GOP governor, house and senate, extending the 2010 GOP sweep one step further.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-72017515128398634572011-02-19T13:39:00.001-06:002011-02-19T13:40:24.654-06:00Dog elected president of homeowner's association, washington post reports.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-38274588520026429362011-02-18T14:44:00.004-06:002011-02-18T14:59:19.561-06:00placeholder for a post to come later about anonymous speech, public citizen,and koch industries.http://www.campaignfreedom.org/blog/detail/public-citizen-defends-anonymous-political-speechgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-74166047539051309402011-01-21T15:57:00.004-06:002011-02-09T15:24:37.954-06:00homer simpson voting today i got the county's answer and first set of interogatories in my case about not being allowed to vote in the 08 election.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-8904849627332008452011-01-19T23:08:00.000-06:002011-01-19T23:09:56.315-06:00gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-52515464805172818782011-01-18T03:11:00.002-06:002011-01-18T03:26:13.942-06:00Disclosure kills department:I had forgotten this story from a couple of years ago.Jeff Smith ran in the democratic primary against russ carnahan.Carnahan filed an fec complaint about a postcard with no disclaimer,illegally coordinated with the smith campaign.Smith and some staffers perjured themselves denying involvement.Smith went to jail, one staffer killed himself, another wore the wire.The gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-13758214041222939832011-01-09T12:07:00.000-06:002011-01-09T12:08:27.295-06:00WASHINGTON -- The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is a watershed event in many ways, some of which we cannot yet know, but one of the clearest and simplest is this: Congress and its members are about to be permanently quarantined, physically isolated, from the people it and they representgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-35766920514659974322011-01-07T01:30:00.001-06:002011-01-07T01:31:31.071-06:00It's now up to 25 state legislators who have flipped dem to gop since the election.listgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-79572336249053570942010-11-25T09:44:00.006-06:002010-11-25T10:25:38.784-06:00I've just found this story from nov 1. video and print from organge county florida about so called "illegal" flyers without disclaimers, supporting a tea party candidate.http://www.wftv.com/news/25598310/detail.htmlhttp://www.wftv.com/video/25598735/index.html (annoying ad first)The tv station and reporter kathi belich, made a defamatory and false claim that the flyers were illegal.The orange gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-75353920992715962602010-11-25T09:02:00.001-06:002010-11-25T09:03:29.436-06:00A Guetzloe update:http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-11-02/news/os-guetzloe-avoids-jail-20101102_1_counts-under-state-election-political-consultant-doug-guetzloe-electioneering-communicationFree pending appeal, higher court granted a stay of the sentence.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-8250465371751874392010-11-25T08:09:00.001-06:002010-11-25T08:11:24.097-06:00http://thebrowser.com/emvideo/modal/23038/640/385/field_videoembed/youtube/k4h62jRiUccvideo map shows american voting patterns (red versus blue) over past 100 years.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-13416588439061780222010-11-25T00:24:00.002-06:002010-11-25T00:30:00.762-06:00Well, by thanksgiving, most of the votes are counted. a few racesare still in the recount phase. new york, for example, doesnt know yet if it's senate will be gop or dem. The CA AG's race is almost done, and in Alaska it's pretty clear Murkowski was re-elected by write-in. 6 state legislators, 3 in alabama, have switched parties. No US senators have done so. Tom DeLay, after a 5 year delay, was gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-59424979357358484622010-11-03T11:47:00.000-05:002010-11-03T11:48:32.286-05:00gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-50081158251515143242010-11-03T02:56:00.001-05:002010-11-03T02:57:58.926-05:00http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com has some very good coverage of minor party and independent candidates election results from tonight.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-74858750540958748032010-11-03T00:11:00.003-05:002010-11-03T00:12:33.464-05:00protip:Rand Paul is named after Ayn Rand who is named after the Rand Institute, which is named after R & D. The rand is also a unit of currency, e.g. the krugerrand - Rand's dad is a hard money guy.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-51141896985356812232010-11-02T23:51:00.004-05:002010-11-03T00:43:18.641-05:00I predicted I would be beat 2-1, with about 3% going to a third candidate.I predicted 6000 to 3000 to 300.In early returns, those numbers are about right.Day, John J. (Democratic) ................................1367 Dijak-Robinson, Paul (Libertarian) .....................86 Stewart, Robbin (Republican) ............................594 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 100 Vote for 1gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-81812217048130267842010-10-29T02:30:00.011-05:002010-10-29T13:42:15.674-05:00Charles White and Indiana disclaimer rules:Charlie is the front-runner for the Indiana Secretary of State. He's the republican and is endorsed by the incumbent theodore "todd" rokita, who is running for congress.The Dem has a strange name, Vop Ossily. Seems a nice guy, but he's way behind in the polls. "Nevertheless, White leads the race for Secretary of State 47 percent to 31 percent" - channelgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-2067124707759408462010-10-27T09:03:00.000-05:002010-10-27T09:04:24.766-05:00california AG candidate acts unethically by filing disclaimer complainthttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/kamala-harris-prepares-complaint-against-national-gop-organziation-over-attack-ad.htmlgthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-6006868055340160482010-10-23T18:12:00.004-05:002010-10-23T18:17:29.863-05:00andre carson shows up in the "muslims wearing things" blog. carson is a muslim, is my congressman, has a heck of a ground game, signs everywhere, lots of cousins, hefty rolodex, turns out the early voters in long lines. he's a little weak on constituent services. i wrote asking for tickets to citizens united and never heard back.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-86084567817779559292010-10-23T09:07:00.026-05:002010-10-26T00:54:26.558-05:00Free Doug Guetzloehasen this morning linked to a new york times article about fake and real tea party candidates backed by democrats. this paragraph caught my eye. (On Friday, Mr. Guetzloe was sentenced to 60 days in prison for a misdemeanor campaign violation relating to an anonymous political flier he sent four years ago, but his sentence does not start until after the election.) To any newcomers to this blog, gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450004.post-76503634252619545372010-10-20T21:01:00.000-05:002010-10-20T21:02:52.871-05:00this blog endorses richard sanders for re-election to the washington supreme court.gthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889694926704693924noreply@blogger.com0