Recent Headlines 
Below are stories from the past 14 days related to election law developments from across the country. The links below will open in a new window and will direct you to sites that are not affiliated with Election Law @ Moritz or the Moritz College of Law. They are subject to change, and some may expire or require registration as time passes. (See Archives)
February 22, 2012
- West Virginia - Maloney suggests election fraud (Politico)
February 21, 2012
- Ohio - New poll shows majority of Ohio voters would repeal controversial elections law (The Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
February 20, 2012
- Minnesota - Racism alleged in voter ID campaign (Miinesota Public Radio)
February 17, 2012
- National - Campaign finance watchdog seeks Justice probe of ‘super PACS’ (The Washington Post)
February 16, 2012
- Wyoming - Wyoming redistricting bill faces little opposition in House (The Casper Star-Tribune )
February 15, 2012
- Utah - Utah Senator looking to do away with Electoral College system (KSTU)
- Texas - Redistricting Experts Struggle to fix Maps, Elections (Texas Tribune)
- Illinois - PAC sues over state's campaign finance law (Chicago Tribune)
- Colorado - Colorado group files lawsuit to protect voters' privacy (Denver Post)
February 14, 2012
- New Mexico - Republicans file federal redistricting appeal (New Mexico Poltics)
February 13, 2012
- Tennessee - ID law sparks clergy to lead voting drive in Chattanooga (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- Texas - Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer leaving her mark on Texas with redistricting, Voter ID and gun cases (The Houston Chronicle)
- Missouri - Missouri Supreme Court to consider redistricting fight (The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Georgia - Law firm a power player in primary (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
February 10, 2012
- Montana - New Citizens United sequel (SCOTUSblog)
- Florida - 2 Lawsuits follow Florida Senate's Final Passage of Redistricting Map (The Florida Times-Union)
- Ohio - Ohio Senate Republicans plan to repeal controversial elections law (The Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
February 9, 2012
- South Carolina - In voter ID case, South Carolina fights back against Obama administration (Christian Science Monitor)
- Florida - Deerfield Beach 'PAC Man' faces 2,052 counts of breaking election laws (Orlando Sentinel)
- Ohio - Coalition fighting Ohio election law vows signature drive, lawsuit if replacement bill emerges (The Republic)
- New Hampshire - Lawmakers define voters' residency (Concord Monitor)
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Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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