“Recalls Emerging as Political Weapons”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this report.
Monthly Archives: November 2004
“Even With Campaign Finance Law, Money Talks Louder than Ever”
The New York Times offers this report.
Instant Runoff Voting News
If you care about this topic, check out Rob Richie’s Nov. 5 newsletter from the Center for Voting and Democracy. The newsletter discusses some IRV-related news from last Tuesday.
“Campaign Financing Fight Will Resume”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch offers this report.
Two from the Los Angeles Times
See Gifts Flow, as Does the Access, with the following subhead: “The governor’s staff gets around limits on special-interest perks. The largess is routine.”
Election Spending Put Millions in the Pockets of Private Firms, with the following subhead:… Continue reading
At Least One National Media Outlet Is Paying Attention to the Need for Fundamental Election Administration Reform
The New York Times offers Voting Problems in Ohio Set Off Alarm. A snippet: “Based on the Ohio experience, election law scholars advocate two types of broad reform: more uniformity within states – in registration lists, voting technologies and… Continue reading
The Coming Confirmation Wars
When I first started blogging, I wrote a great deal about judicial nominations and filibusters. I have largely ignored this issue during the election season, but with the news of the Chief Justice’s health looking increasingly discouraging, we will… Continue reading
Two Fascinating Reports from the Campaign Finance Institute
See Party Indepedent Spending Soars. From the press release:
The political parties played a remarkably important role in the 2004 election, despite the fears of some party officials that the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act’s ban on soft money… Continue reading
“Election Experts Say More Voting Reform Needed”
Copley News Service offers this report. See also Like Clinging Chads, Kerry Faithful Hang On (Plain Dealer), The Election Monitoring Circus Leaves Town (commentary by Peyton Knight endorsing local control of elections); and Glitch Found in Ohio Counting (New… Continue reading
“At the End, Pro-Gop ‘527s’ Outspent Their Counterparts”
The Washington Post offers this report. See also A Million Bucks Didn’t Buy Much for Free-Spending Candidates and Election Spending Soars Despite Law.
“New Map Helps GOP Tighten Grip on Texas”
A.P. offers this report.
“Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes”
A.P. offers this report, which begins: “An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said.” Imagine if this news came out in the middle of the process of counting… Continue reading
“Optical Scanners Slow Colo. Vote Count”
A.P. offers this report.
“Bush Wins Iowa To Claim Last Three States”
A.P. offers this report.