A.P. offers this report.

USA Today offers this report.

Sam Issacharoff has posted Collateral Damage: The Endangered Center in American Politics on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Focusing on the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor in California, this article examines the curious reemergence of direct democracy. The article begins… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this front-page article. Along similar lines, the Washington Post offers Democrats Forming Parallel Campaign: Interest Groups Draw GOP Fire.

A.P. offers this report, which begins: “Washington’s new primary system remained in limbo Tuesday, as the Senate considered big changes made by the House to a ‘Top 2’ proposal, and worried that the governor might uncap his veto pen.”… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times offers this front-page report, which begins: “Poll workers struggling with a new electronic voting system in last week’s election gave thousands of Orange County voters the wrong ballots, according to a Times analysis of election… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report, which begins: “The fight over the future of so-called 527 groups is headed for a potential showdown in the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday, when opponents of the groups are slated to… Continue reading

The Palm Beach Post offers this report, which begins: “WEST PALM BEACH — After being rejected in state court last month, U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler turned to federal court Monday and filed another lawsuit challenging the paperless electronic voting… Continue reading

The Orlando Sentinel offers this report, which begins; ” Suspended Broward Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant has been charged with 55 counts of violating election laws. Oliphant, already facing a Senate trial for her conduct in office, is accused… Continue reading

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See this A.P. report. Now the issue is the Media Fund 527. The RNC has raised similar complaints against Moveon.org. See here. No doubt these moves are meant to put pressure on the FEC as it goes through… Continue reading

A.P. offers this report. I’d be interested to know if the Florida legislature has done anything to better define the “intent of the voter” for those voting systems that will be in place for the November vote.

Thomas J. Miles has published Felon Disenfranchisement and Voter Turnout in Volume 33 (1) (January 2004) of the Journal of Legal Studies. Abstract: Several states permanently disenfranchise convicted felons, and according to existing estimates, the population of disenfranchised felons is… Continue reading

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