USC Post-Mortem on the Recall, Los Angeles, Nov. 13-14 Conference on Criminal Liability and Prosecution Under McCain-Feingold, Washington, D.C., Nov. 14 Symposium on North American Election Law, Washington, D.C., Nov. 15 Claiming Democracy Conference, Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading

Roll call offers House Administration Sets Hearings on 527s and FEC Slaps SEIU with $260,000 Penalty. (Paid subscriptions required to access the articles.)

CBSNews offers this report.

George Will offers this oped on Howard Dean’s decision regarding public financing. See also this Washington Times commentary by Donald Lambro.

I sent a query regarding voting by multiple owners of the same property in special district elections and Steve Bainbridge posted a thoughtul response here. You can find my query reprinted in Bainbridge’s post.

See this press release, which begins: “The Initiative and Referendum Institute (IRI), the nation

Alec Ewald sends along the following: “Jennifer Stromer-Galley has published Voting and the Public Sphere: Conversations on Internet Voting, 36 PS (Political Science and Politics) 727 (Oct. 2003). It’s a short article looking at what some discussion groups have been… Continue reading

Robert Kuttner offers this Boston Globe oped. And on the growing power of big money, the Chicago Sun Times offers Hull ups the ante in Senate bid,” which begins: “He’s the $40 million man. That’s how much Democrat Blair… Continue reading

The Cleveland Plain Dealer offers this report.

Paul Weyrich and Randall Robinson write this New York Times oped criticizing the format of the presidential debates run through the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Apparently the only opinion to be issued is in Barnhart v. Thomas. See SCOTUSblog with the news. The next chance apparently is Monday (we may know on Friday if opinions will issue Monday), and after that the Court is in… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this report.

Wired offers this report on the Diebold controversy in Alameda, California. Wired also has set up Machine Politics, a page devoted to Wired stories on e-vote issues.

The Hill offers Campaign Reform–Part II; Bid to Raise Cap on Spending and Add Money Multiplier,” which begins: “Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) are drafting legislation to provide… Continue reading