The Voting News Weekly: The Voting News Weekly February 24 – March 2 2014
With Kentucky and Iowa are among the states that are considering proposals to restore voting rights to ex-felons. Rick Hasen wrote about the possible impact of a Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC, which has been called “the next Citizens United.” Arizona Governor Jan Brewer sign a bill repealing a sweeping election law overhaul that Republicans passed in the final hours of the 2013, cancelling a voter referendum on the law. Cuyahoga County executive Ed FitzGerald has vowed to challenge two election bills signed into law last that would shorten the State’s early voting period and modify absentee ballot requirements. Both Oregon and British Columbia shelved plans for studying internet voting and the Australia-based Election Integrity Project released a report which compares the risks of flawed and failed elections, and how far countries around the world meet international standards.