The Sacramento Bee reports that Common Cause may endorse Gov. Schwarzenegger’s proposal to move to commission-based redistricting. Meanwhile, there’s more talk of a marriage between redistricting reform and term limits relaxation in California.

See here…..Laches anyone?

See here. One observer views the proposed reforms as a power grab by the Florida Secretary of State against the counties.

BNA has this very interesting report (paid subscription required), which begins: “In a surprise move, the Federal Election Commission has asked–and a federal judge has granted–permission to reconsider its dismissal of an enforcement complaint against a so-called Section 527 group… Continue reading

See here for an interesting weekly comment on the Ohio state election law site.

Following up on an article I noted here, the San Francisco Chronicle offers Senator Rejects Charge, which begins: “A state senator whose campaign finances are under investigation denied Tuesday that he had done anything improper and accused a… Continue reading

See this editorial.

See this news from Georgia. Thanks to Michael McDonald and Jeff Wice for passing this along.

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CNET News offers this report.

Here is Putting an End to Voter Fraud; The Need for New Federal Reforms. From the executive summary: Voter fraud continues to plague our nation

At Last, 527 Reform (editorial) BCRA Works, So Let’s Focus on Presidential Fundraising Now (commentary by Norm Ornstein) Georgia Remap Stings GOPers Paid subscription required to view the articles.

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Rep. Lynn Westmoreland offers this oped in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.