The Case For Hand-Counted Paper Ballots,
2012
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The Case For Hand-Counted Paper Ballots, Jana Nestlerode
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
California Democratic Party V. Jones: Invalidation Of The Blanket Primary,
2012
Pepperdine University
California Democratic Party V. Jones: Invalidation Of The Blanket Primary, Teresa Macdonald
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reasonable Restrictions On The Franchise: Georgia's Voter Identification Act Of 2006,
2012
Mercer University School of Law
Reasonable Restrictions On The Franchise: Georgia's Voter Identification Act Of 2006, Joseph M. Colwell
Mercer Law Review
In Democratic Party of Georgia, Inc. v. Perdue, the Georgia Supreme Court declared constitutional the Voter Identification Act of 2006 (2006 Act), insofar as it required registered Georgia voters to present valid photo identification at the polls when voting in person in any Georgia election. The 2006 Act was the most recent amendment in a series of iterations of section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)-the provision of the Georgia code imposing certain polling requirements for in-person voting. Each version of the law has generated much controversy as to polling and voting requirements in Georgia, and …
Battle For Undecided Voters In Hougang,
2012
Singapore Management University
Battle For Undecided Voters In Hougang, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
SMU Assistant Professor and NMP Eugene Tan commented on the battle for undecided voters in Hougang prior to the by-election this Saturday. He wrote that the political stakes are not so high in this by-election. Although the WP has more to lose this round, the stakes are calibrated differently in their first head-to-head contest since GE2011, and the parties must remember that this by-election is but a "battle" only. Instead, the PAP and WP would do well to stay focused on acquitting themselves well in the long haul before the next General Election. The priority for both parties is to …
Both Sides Will Need To Raise Their Game,
2012
Singapore Management University
Both Sides Will Need To Raise Their Game, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Now that the Hougang by-election is over, the Workers' Party (WP) and the People's Action Party (PAP) will conduct their post-mortems. SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan wrote that ?Among the key questions would be how they campaigned and how they can deal with the issues that the hustings threw up. For the WP, how can it keep Hougang in its fold and grow the famed "Hougang Spirit"? How can it be less reliant on its charismatic leader Low Thia Khiang? For the PAP, how can it make significant gains and be more competitive in Hougang?? He concludes that what the …
Reinventing Sovereignty?: Federalsim As A Constraint On The Voting Rights Act,
2012
Vanderbilt University Law School
Reinventing Sovereignty?: Federalsim As A Constraint On The Voting Rights Act, Franita Tolson
Vanderbilt Law Review
The legal landscape has changed significantly since Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ("VRA" or "the Act"). Even though Congress amended the Act in 2006, these amendments have done little to address the new obstacles faced by minority communities who seek to expand their electoral opportunities.' Some of these obstacles are political, as partisan forces have often manipulated the Act for electoral gain, but the greatest obstructions have been judicial. The Supreme Court has strongly implied that Congress might violate principles of federalism by requiring states to preclear their redistricting plans with the Department of Justice; has held …
Mediation Of Proposition 187: Creative Solution To An Old Problem? Or Quiet Death For Initiatives?,
2012
Pepperdine University
Mediation Of Proposition 187: Creative Solution To An Old Problem? Or Quiet Death For Initiatives?, Nicole E. Lucy
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
The initiative Proposition 187 has been a catalyst for change. Supporters heralded it as the solution to "Save Our State" from the ills of illegal immigration. Those who opposed it, used Proposition 187 as a battle cry to mobilize a disenfranchised minority. Irrespective of ideology, Proposition 187 ended as no one could have predicted in November 1994 when it passed, 59% to 41%. When Governor Gray Davis inherited the Proposition 187 appeal from former Governor Pete Wilson, Governor Davis took the unprecedented step of seeking to resolve the conflict through mediation rather than actively defending Proposition 187 on appeal to …
Meaningful Information, Meaningful Retention,
2012
New England Law | Boston
Meaningful Information, Meaningful Retention, Jordan M. Singer
The Docket
Jordan M. Singer reflects on the uncertain future of judicial retention elections, in response to Todd E. Pettys's Judicial Retention Elections, the Rule of Law, and the Rhetorical Weaknesses of Consequentialism, 60 Buff. L. Rev. 69.
The Global "Parliament Of Mothers": History, The Revolutionary Tradition, And International Law In The Pre-War Women's Movement,
2012
Chicago-Kent College of Law
The Global "Parliament Of Mothers": History, The Revolutionary Tradition, And International Law In The Pre-War Women's Movement, Susan Hinely
Chicago-Kent Law Review
In spite of recent literature that examines late nineteenth and early twentieth century transnational movements in innovative ways, the largest transnational movement of that period, the women's movement, remains lodged in academic and popular memory as the "suffrage movement," a single-issue campaign waged by privileged Victorian women, a foregone development in the march of electoral progress that ended in victory with postwar enfranchisement. A fresh approach to the suffrage archive reveals instead a far more radical movement than conventional history suggests, one that explicitly linked its cause with both the revolutionary democratic tradition and with anti-colonial activism. Like the non-Western …
Beyond Citizens United,
2012
University of Arkansas Little Rock
Beyond Citizens United, John Paul Stevens
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
No abstract provided.
Enlivening Election Law,
2012
University of Kentucky College of Law
Enlivening Election Law, Joshua A. Douglas
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Election law cases are often lengthy and include complex discussion of constitutional doctrines. Moreover, there is rarely a clear-cut answer to a tricky election law question. The field is full of balancing tests, competing interests to weigh, and ever-shifting standards. A challenge for Election Law teachers, then, is to ensure that the long judicial opinions and difficult constitutional doctrines undergirding the field of election law do not bury the vibrancy of the topic. One way to keep an Election Law course student-friendly is to make frequent use of electronic media. Election law is well-suited to the adoption of images, videos, …
Mediation And Post-Election Litigation: A Way Forward,
2012
William & Mary Law School
Mediation And Post-Election Litigation: A Way Forward, Rebecca Green
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Filibuster Of Judicial Nominations: Constitutional Crisis Or Politics As Usual?,
2012
Pepperdine University
The Filibuster Of Judicial Nominations: Constitutional Crisis Or Politics As Usual?, Arthur L. Rizer Iii
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Georgia V. Ashcroft: It's The End Of Section 5 As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ,
2012
Pepperdine University
Georgia V. Ashcroft: It's The End Of Section 5 As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) , Michael J. Pitts
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Political Process,
2012
Pepperdine University
Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency,
2012
Pepperdine University
Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency, Jamin Soderstrom
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Campaign Finance And Randall V. Sorrell: How Much Is Too Much And Who Decides? The Court's Splintering Devotion To Its Own Problematic Framework,
2012
Pepperdine University
Campaign Finance And Randall V. Sorrell: How Much Is Too Much And Who Decides? The Court's Splintering Devotion To Its Own Problematic Framework, Natalie Rainforth
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can Freedom Of Speech Bear The Twenty-First Century's Weight?,
2012
Pepperdine University
Can Freedom Of Speech Bear The Twenty-First Century's Weight?, Lillian R. Bevier
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Campaign Finance Regulation And The Marketplace Of Emotions,
2012
Pepperdine University
Campaign Finance Regulation And The Marketplace Of Emotions, Barry P. Mcdonald
Pepperdine Law Review
This essay examines the validity, in light of new empirical research, of the free speech theory the U.S. Supreme Court uses to justify the doctrines it currently employs to assess the constitutionality of campaign finance regulations. The Court’s model, which Professor McDonald terms the theory of 'stimulated democratic deliberation,' assumes that an unlimited quantity of campaign-related communications will result in increased public deliberation about ideas and better informed citizens, which in turn will result in better decisions about candidates for political office. In short, this model assumes that rational thought and deliberation about important issues of the day drive voter …
The Constitutional Logic Of Campaign Finance Regulation,
2012
Pepperdine University
The Constitutional Logic Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Samuel Issacharoff
Pepperdine Law Review
This essay explores the potential implications of the creation of a distinct "election period" through the BCRA reforms to campaign finance law. The idea of a separate set of rights of expression during the immediate pre-election period is a relative newcomer to American law, but is a central feature of campaign finance law in other countries. The creation of a defined election period is the underpinning of strong restrictions on political speech in countries such as Britain, and is currently the source of tension under European law. Recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, most notably in Bowman …
