Votelaw
"At the intersection of politics and law: redistricting, campaign finance, the right to vote, election law and administration, and politicians in trouble.
Author: Edward Still is a Birmingham, Alabama, lawyer and mediator.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Election Law • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Votelaw
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Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act signed
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 yesterday (28 October 2009). One part of the act is the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, reproduced below. Military and Overseas Voter…
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Birmingham: How many mayors can Birmingham have in one year?
WBHM reports: Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's trial is underway. As Langford's fate hangs in the balance at the Tuscaloosa federal courthouse, many in Birmingham wonder what will happen to his job as mayor if he's…
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Birmingham: John Rogers backs off
The Birmingham News reports: State Rep. John Rogers backed away Tuesday from his allegations of voter fraud in last week's City Council runoff, saying he might have been confused about the number of disqualified ballots…
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State Board of Education: losing candidate files final report 9 months late
The Talladega Daily Home reports: [Sylacauga] City School Board member Skip Smithwick filed his final report on campaign contributions Oct. 6, after questions arose from a member of the state Board of Education. Smithwick, a…
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Birmingham: John Rogers threatens challenge to council runoff over provisional ballots
The Birmingham News reports: Alabama State Rep. John Rogers said he will challenge last week's Birmingham City Council runoff elections. Rogers said he was told there were 1,400 provisional ballots cast in the runoff and…
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Alabama: candidate files suit over 14-month delay in runoff
The Gadsden Times reports: Evan Smith, a candidate in Cedar Bluff?s District One run-off election, filed a lawsuit in Cherokee County Circuit Court late afternoon Friday asking the court to issue an order to require…
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"Reforming the Democratic Presidential Nomination"
Tom Schaller writes on FiveThirtyEight.com: I attended a panel today at Brookings featuring Elaine Kamarck and her new book, Primary Politics. Kamarck is both expert on, and key figure in, the transformation of the Democratic…
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Marshall Turner: RIP
Tim Storey writes at The Thicket: It is with deep sorrow that I report the passing of one of NCSL's great friends. Marshall Turner died yesterday in a Maryland hospital only a few short years…
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Alabama: S. Ala. candidate claims fraud in his primary loss
The Mobile Press-Register reports: A candidate for the state House of Representatives who lost a primary election last month by margin of 80 percent to 20 percent has asked officials to investigate what he contends…
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Alabama: Autauga Co. judge orders registration of rejected applicant
The Prattville Progress reports: Autauga County Judge of Probate Al Booth granted this week a request for summary judgment from an 18-year-old woman whose voter registration application was denied in July, and ordered the county's…