Constitution Daily: Constitution Check: Is winner-take-all Electoral College voting in trouble?
-By Lyle Denniston January 29, 2013- Can anyone sue to stop an effort to change how electoral votes are allocated in swing states? Lyle Denniston examines the constitutional arguments about…
Huffington Post: Roxanne Rubin, Nevada Republican, Accepts Plea Deal After Committing Voter Fraud
-By Luke Johnson January 28, 2013- A Nevada Republican arrested for voter fraud in the 2012 election, after claiming she was trying to test the system's integrity, pled guilty and…
Justice Clarence Thomas; The antithesis of Thurgood Marshall
Blogged by Firebrand Central on January 1, 2013- On October 15, 1991, Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 52-48 vote by the Senate. This was…
Roanoke Times: GOP Sen. Smith opposes bill to allocate presidential electoral votes by congressional district
– By Michael Sluss January 25, 2013- If a bill to reapportion Virginia’s presidential electoral votes by congressional district is a Republican plot, someone forgot to tell state Sen. Ralph…
MSNBC: GOP’s electoral vote scheme likely illegal in Virginia
-By Zachary Roth January 25, 2013- A scheme under consideration in Virginia to rig the Electoral College in Republicans’ favor could well violate a key provision of the Voting Rights…
RAW Story: Virginia Republican senators to kill electoral college change
-By Stephen C. Webster January 25, 2013- A plan to alter the winner-takes-all Electoral College rules in the state of Virginia is on the chopping block after two Republican state…
Business Insider: Republicans Are Getting Slammed For Their Plan To Rig The Electoral College
-By Walter Hickey January 24, 2013- The backlash is growing against a Republican-backed plan to change the way key battleground states allocate electoral votes. In his Crystal Ball newsletter today,…
Boxer Introduces Bill on Day One of the 113th Congress to Fight Long Election Lines
Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer For Immediate Release: January 22, 2013 Contact: Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553 The “LINE Act” Would Set National Standards and Require Action by…
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Woman arrested for voter fraud pleads to lesser charge
-By Francis McCabe January 24, 2013- Roxanne Rubin just wanted to test the voting system. And the system worked. On Thursday, Rubin's test cost her a $2,481 to reimburse for…
Orlando Sentinel: Analysis: 201,000 in Florida didn’t vote because of long lines
-By Scott Powers and David Damron January 23, 2013- The long Election Day lines around Florida may have turned away more than 200,000 frustrated would-be voters who gave up and…
Addicting Info: Democratic Representative Introduces Two Bills To Overturn Citizens United Ruling
-By Wendi Petit January 23, 2013- One day after the three-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling for Citizens United, the fight to overturn it has begun. Two bills…