Posted: November 20, 2010
Abstention in Alaska
The federal court in Alaska has put certification of the U.S. Senate election on hold until state courts address whether Miller has a valid basis for contesting Murkowski's apparent victory. The case could go back to federal court if its disposition in state court raises tenable constitutional questions, but as a practical matter there seems little likelihood that either a state or federal court would end up nullfying the outcome of this election given the number of ballots for Murkowski that Miller is not challenging. More information on Miller v. Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell is available on our Major Pending Cases page for this case.
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Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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