The Dallas Morning News reports here on where the Texas gubernatorial candidates stand on requiring voter identification.

Oregon’s Secretary of State Kate Brown has this column on her state becoming the fourth to allow voters to register online. To do so, voters must have a “valid Oregon driver’s license, driver’s permit or ID card.”

The U.S. Supreme Court hears argument today in Skilling v. United States. Former Enron executive Jeff Skilling challenges his conviction under 18 USC 1346, which criminalizes “a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest… Continue reading

Alexander Keyssar, Debo Adegbile, and Tova Wang will appear on a panel entitled “Voting Rights Since 2000: Have We Made Progress?” this Thursday in NYC. Professor Keyssar will discuss the new edition of his outstanding book, The Right to Vote:… Continue reading

USA Today this report and CNN this one, along with this fact check on the frequency with with reconciliation has been used.

This Thursday, March 4, the Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral argument in League of Women Voters v. Rokita, the state constitutional challenge to Indiana’s photo ID law. Meanwhile, Defendants have moved for summary judgment in Stewart v. State… Continue reading

Chris Elmendorf and David Schleicher have this op-ed on the proposal that San Francisco move to at-large elections for the board of supervisors. They conclude: “San Francisco’s problems will not be solved by flip-flopping between district and at-large elections. What… Continue reading

Ben Smith has this piece at Politico.com, on the promotion of Julianna Smoot to White House Social Secretary. He notes that Smoot, who was finance director for Obama’s campaign, “will now be the key gatekeeper to the kind of… Continue reading

Brad Smith makes it here in the WSJ.

The NY Times reports here that: “Experts say the ruling [in CU], along with a pair of earlier Supreme Court cases [MCFL & WRTL], makes it possible for corporations and unions to donate anonymously to nonprofit civic leagues and trade… Continue reading

Linda Greenhouse offers these thoughts on the fallout from Citizens United, comparing (and contrasting) it to that which followed Kelo v. New London, the 2005 eminent domain decision: A major difference between the Kelo decision and Citizens United, of course,… Continue reading

BNA has this report ($).

NBA fans will enjoy this piece from the Onion on how “[t]he 7-foot-2 senator … broke the record previously held by Sen. Shawn Bradley (D-NJ), Rep. Arvydas Sabonis (D-OR), and current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), … sometimes swatting… Continue reading

From Virginia comes this story, highlighting the tension between voters’ interests in privacy and candidates’ interest in reaching voters. A state legislative subcommittee has voted to close off all access to voter history lists. Those lists — indicating the… Continue reading