The AP has this report on a decision by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, rejecting LULAC’s challenge to Texas’ method for apportioning presidential delegates. The judge’s order, which begins with some very interesting and unusual autobiographical comments on the context… Continue reading

Last week, the Wall Street Journal published this op-ed by Hans von Spakovsky regarding his actions while at the Justice Department, in response to allegations made in opposition to his FEC nomination. Joe Rich, formerly of DOJ and now with… Continue reading

Politico reports here that the fundraising efforts of Senators Obama and Clinton have strained the capacity of the capacity of software used by the FEC.

The Miami Herald has this report on the efforts of Okaloosa County, Florida. It begins: “A small Panhandle county that is home to one of the world’s largest air bases [Eglin Air Force Base] is embarking on a sweeping experiment… Continue reading

The AP has this report on proceedings in Gonzalez v. Arizona, and related cases challenging Arizona’s ID requirement. The briefs may be found here. Trial is scheduled to start July 1.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer offers this editorial on the lingering uncertainty in Ohio’s largest county over the voting equipment to be used in November. The issue is whether Cuyahoga County will use precinct-based scanners that gives voters notice of overvotes.… Continue reading

BNA has this story (subscription required), which reports that the Campaign Legal Center has urged the Attorney General “to beef up efforts to enforce the Lobbying Disclosure Act, following reports by BNA that the Justice Department has done little to… Continue reading

The Politico offers this report on the challenges these candidate face given their acceptance of public financing — though Edwards would-be dilemma now appears to be moot given his imminent withdrawal.

Project Vote has released this report by Benjamin Spears, examining rates of voter participation in Ohio. Among its findings, according to the press release, are: – Ohio’s population become more diverse from 2002 to 2006; in part because of a… Continue reading

Bob Bauer offers these thoughts growing out of the prosecution of Geoffrey Fieger for alleged campaign finance violations.

The New York Times reports here on the efforts of 527s and other groups supporting Senator Obama’s candidacy.

The NYT’s politics blog has this report. See here for more, including a discussion of the potential for litigation.

Early voting is way up in Tennessee according to this post from Paul Gronke on the Election Updates blog.

The AP reports here that fewer than half of Georgia voters who lacked the required photo ID had their votes counted, though the numbers are small.