The report is here. The press release is here. Click on the release for a summary of the fascinating findings.

You can find the complaint here. You can find an earlier post on the constitutional questions raised here. This issue will be of immediate importance in California. Although Assembly member Richman is a plaintiff in the case just… Continue reading

CNSNews offers this report. The proposed legislation, which would repeal some of BCRA’s electioneering communcations provisions, is sponsored by Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md) and has 40 co-sponsors.

The Seattle Times offers this report, which begins: “A Metropolitan King County councilman who once served on the county canvassing board is disputing election officials’ claim that there is nothing unusual in their inability to figure out who cast… Continue reading

You can find the table of contents (as well as online access to articles for subscribers) here. Look for ELJ 4:2 in April featuring Brad Smith and Allison Hayward on 527 regulation by the FEC; Diane Mazur on military… Continue reading

A.P. offers this report, which begins: “”CONCORD, N.H. — A former Republican consultant was sentenced Tuesday to five months in jail for jamming Democratic telephone lines in several New Hampshire cities during the 2002 general election.”

A.P. offers this report.

See this New York Times report. Thanks to Doug Greene for the link.

You can find it here.

Dan Tokaji, whose excellent “Equal Vote blog” just had its first birthday, writes How Did Ohio’s Voting Equipment Fare in 2004?” A snippet: Overall, the residual vote rate in Ohio ‘s November 2004 presidential election was 1.65%. That’s down… Continue reading

See this Los Angeles Times report.

Responding to reports that congressional Republicans in California don’t like Gov. Schwarzenegger’s proposed redistricting plan that would create more competitive districts, David Gillard reportedly is trying to persuade the governor’s team to leave congressional districting out of the reform package.… Continue reading

Responding to my call for California to move to nonpartisan election administration at the state level, Barry Keene offers his own model to achieve the goals of neutrality and accountability. Meanwhile, Dan Walters reports: “Legislative leaders are virtually begging… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times has published my oped on the Kevin Shelley mess and what California can do to fix it. A snippet: California’s Constitution should be revised so that the chief elections officer (who may or may not be… Continue reading