The NY Times has this op-ed from Charles Seife on errors in Minnesota’s election and recount. He suggests that: “After all the counting and recounting, if the vote is statistically tied, the state should invoke the section of the law… Continue reading

The AP has this report.

Bloomberg has this report.

Almost a month after the election, there are conflicting views on this question. In this AP story from an hour ago, it’s estimated that Coleman still leads by 215 out of some 2.9 million votes cast, though some counties won’t… Continue reading

As the AP reports, this makes Obama “just the second president in more than 100 years to take office without winning Missouri.”

The Chicago Tribune has this report. I’ve written this comment on the justiciability of cases challenging the eligibility of Senators Obama and McCain to serve as President, as part of an online symposium published by the Michigan Law Review’s… Continue reading

Election Law @ Moritz summarizes here yesterday’s summit convened by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The Columbus Dispatch has this report, which also discusses a bill proposed by Republicans (SB 380).

The Dallas Morning news has this report on the battle for Texas House District 105.

The WSJ has this editorial on a union-backed reform initiative that the Journal characterizes as “a blatantly partisan effort to change the state political system to favor Democrats.”

See this report on the guilty plea of a 21-year old Ohio University student who voted in two different counties in the March primary.

The AP has this report on a directive issued by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, which provides funding for but does not require counties to send all voters absentee voter applications. Republican legislators criticized the directive, saying that the… Continue reading

Reuters has this report on efforts to register by people who are homeless.

The Air Force Times reports here, with information for members of the military stationed overseas who wish to register and vote.

BNA has this report (subscription required). Agenda documents may be found here.