John Harwood offers these thoughts in the Wall Street Journal. Thanks to Steven Sholk for the link.

Bob Bauer offers these comments on Michael Bailey’s new article, “Two Sides of Money in Politics.” 3 Election Law Journal 653 (2004). I highly recommend Bailey’s article for those interested in a broader theoretical discussion of campaign finance regulation.

I have posted their letter here. The letter requests an investigation into the efficacy of new voting technology used in 2004, how election officials responded to voting machine problems, and what can be done to improve election administration.

A.P. offers this report, which begins: “A federal panel has decided that a list of conservative activists given to President Bush’s campaign appears to be an illegal corporate contribution, but the roster isn’t valuable enough to warrant government action.”

The Times-Picayune (La.) offers this report, with the following subhead: “To comply with polling rules, woman strips down to bra to cast vote.”

The Christian Science Monitor offers this report on the cert. denials in the Ninth and Second Circuit cases.

The Los Angeles Times offers this report with the following subhead: “Experts and Kerry campaign officials agree provisional and overseas absentee votes won’t change outcome, but the count draws scrutiny.”

See this New York Times report and this law.com report.

Frank Askin offers this Newark Star-Ledger oped.

Roll Call offers this editorial calling on states with the initiative process to adopt Iowa-style redistricting commissions through the initiative process.

Bob Bauer disagrees with some of the analyses offered in recent days suggesting that parties have done well under McCain-Feingold.… Continue reading

For those who knew him, this is very sad news. Damon was bright and inquisitive, with a good sense of humor, and a great journalist. Here is the Roll Call story: Damon Chappie, a longtime Roll Call staffer and… Continue reading

According to today’s order list, the Supreme Court denied cert. in two felon disenfranchisement cases: Locke v. Farrakhan, No. 03-1597 (from the Ninth Circuit) and Muntaqim v. Coombe, No. 04-175 (from the Second Circuit). There is now a split… Continue reading

Spencer Overton offers this oped in Newsday, with the following subhead: “New federal standards are needed to protect the integrity of the American voting system.”