Analysis & Commentary
Democracy
Ex-felons, homeless are part of state voting process
The Michigan Citizen highlights the importance of its current laws that allow for voting rights for ex-felons to be restored automatically after release from prison.
Authored by: Eric T. Campbell
– 06/30/08
Out of Jail, On the Rolls
Editorial references Brennan Center Restoring the Right to Vote report in making the case for restoring voting rights upon release from prison.
Authored by: Boston Globe Editorial Staff
– 06/24/08
Proof of Citizenship Requirements; Chart of State Legislation
In the most recent session (2007–2008), legislators in 19 different states have proposed proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration. The chart here, last updated on 6/19/2008, sets forth the known bills and their current status.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez
– 06/19/08
Buying Time—2008: Idaho
Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton and his challenger, 2nd District Judge John Bradbury, ran for a contested seat on the Idaho Supreme Court.
– 06/18/08
A Matter of Simple Justice
The Roanoke Times endorses Governor Kaine’s efforts to restore voting rights and maintains that voting rights expansion is really a matter of “simple justice"--not partisan interests.
Authored by: The Roanoke Times
– 06/18/08
Public Financing is the Only Real Reform
Gov. David Paterson has released a campaign finance proposal that was about real and needed reforms for the state. So what should we make of this belated proposal?
Authored by: Andrew Stengel and Laura MacCleery
– 06/16/08
Buying Time—2008: West Virginia
During West Virginia’s Democratic primary, Fmr. Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman and trial lawyer, Menis Ketchum, secured the top two spots for the fall ballot in November.
– 06/13/08
New York Really Needs Public Campaign Financing
In April, Gov. David Paterson shook off pressure to create a system of public financing of campaigns, claiming that there’s just no money in the budget for it. Two recent examples of questionable fiscal management might shed light on why....
Authored by: Bethany Foster
– 06/02/08
Right to Vote? Restore Citizenship
West Virginia paper endorses post-incarceration voting rights restoration and the Democracy Restoration Act.
Authored by: The Charleston Gazette
– 05/27/08
Buying Time—2008: Wisconsin
Leading up to the November 2008 election, the Brennan Center is releasing real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. This is on Wisconsin’s race.
– 05/12/08