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2005

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Full-Text Articles in Election Law

Preparing For 2007: Legal And Legislative Issues Surrounding The Reauthorization Of Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act, Jocelyn Benson Jan 2005

Preparing For 2007: Legal And Legislative Issues Surrounding The Reauthorization Of Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act, Jocelyn Benson

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Johnson V. Degrandy, Henry L. Chambers, Jr. Jan 2005

Johnson V. Degrandy, Henry L. Chambers, Jr.

Law Faculty Publications

512 U.S. 997 (1994), argued 4 OCT. 1993, decided 30 June 1994 by vote of 7 to 2 Souter for the Court, O'Connor concurring, Kennedy concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, Thomas and Scalia in dissent.


Contestable Judicial Elections: Maintaining Respectability In The Post-White Era, Joseph E. Lambert Jan 2005

Contestable Judicial Elections: Maintaining Respectability In The Post-White Era, Joseph E. Lambert

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court And Voting Rights: A More Complete Exit Strategy, Grant M. Hayden Jan 2005

The Supreme Court And Voting Rights: A More Complete Exit Strategy, Grant M. Hayden

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

To the great relief of many observers, the Supreme Court has recently become more deferential to state legislatures with respect to their political redistricting plans. The only problem is that the Court appears to be in no mood to revisit some of the cases that got it entangled in the political thicket to begin with - the ones rigorously applying the one person, one vote standard. Indeed, it recently issued a summary affirmance of a lower court decision that tightened up its already exacting standards regarding population equality. As a result, the Court's partial retreat from politics is doing more …


Recent Study Highlights U.S. Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement Crisis, Aisha Cornelius Jan 2005

Recent Study Highlights U.S. Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement Crisis, Aisha Cornelius

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Bring It On: The High-Stakes Battle Over Whether The Courts, Congress Or The Fec Should Muzzle Independent "527" Television Advertising, Christopher G. Johnson Jan 2005

Bring It On: The High-Stakes Battle Over Whether The Courts, Congress Or The Fec Should Muzzle Independent "527" Television Advertising, Christopher G. Johnson

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Note analyzes possible FEC actions, pending court decisions, and proposed legislation that could once again dramatically change the landscape of political advertising. Section I of this Note examines the BCRA and the Supreme Court's subsequent ruling in McConnell v. FEC that created the environment that caused 527's to flourish. Section II focuses on FEC enforcement of campaign finance laws and examines a pending court case considering whether the FEC acted arbitrarily by failing to require all 527's to register as political committees. Section III considers whether courts or law-makers should require 527's to register as political committees in light …


How Much Does Money Matter In A Direct Democracy?, John M. De Figueiredo Jan 2005

How Much Does Money Matter In A Direct Democracy?, John M. De Figueiredo

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Electing Delegates To A State Constitutional Convention: Some Legal And Policy Issues, Richard Briffault Jan 2005

Electing Delegates To A State Constitutional Convention: Some Legal And Policy Issues, Richard Briffault

Faculty Scholarship

On July 6, 2004, then-Governor James E. McGreevey signed into law a measure intended to address one of New Jersey's most contentious and explosive issues, the property tax. The law called for the creation of the Property Tax Convention Task Force (the "Task Force") to develop recommendations concerning the design of a state constitutional convention for revamping the existing property tax system. In addition to analyzing the scope, operation, and timing of a property tax convention, one of the principal tasks of the Task Force was to determine the method for the election of delegates. The New Jersey Constitution is …


The Return Of Spending Limits: Campaign Finance After Landell V. Sorrell, Richard Briffault Jan 2005

The Return Of Spending Limits: Campaign Finance After Landell V. Sorrell, Richard Briffault

Faculty Scholarship

On August 18, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the First Amendment, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Buckley v. Valeo, does not preclude mandatory limitations on campaign expenditures.In Landell v. Sorrell, the court concluded that limitations imposed by the state of Vermont on candidate spending in state election campaigns are "supported by [the state's] compelling interests in safeguarding Vermont's democratic process from 1) the corruptive influence of excessive and unbridled fundraising and 2) the effect that perpetual fundraising has on the time of candidates and elected officials." To …


Social Choice, Crypto-Initiaives, And Policymaking By Direct Democracy, Thad Kousser, Mathew D. Mccubbins Jan 2005

Social Choice, Crypto-Initiaives, And Policymaking By Direct Democracy, Thad Kousser, Mathew D. Mccubbins

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Paying For Politics, John M. De Figueiredo, Elizabeth Garrett Jan 2005

Paying For Politics, John M. De Figueiredo, Elizabeth Garrett

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.