Be sure not to miss this interview with FEC commissioner Brad Smith over at CNET News on proposed FEC rulemaking to deal with internet-based campaign activity.

The Guardian (UK) offers this report.

Today the National Research Commission on Elections and Voting, an SSRC committee, issued CHALLENGES FACING THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM: RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, its final report. It also released this bibliography and this press release.… Continue reading

You can find Gov. Schwarzenegger’s points and authorities here and Tony Quinn’s declaration here. Tony’s declaration is important and, in my view, wrong. Like Bob Bauer (see here) Tony tries to show historically that candidates (particularly governors) support… Continue reading

Dirk Olin offers this New York Times oped on the expected upcoming battle to confirm a new Supreme Court Chief Justice. His point appears to be that even such a bruising battle is better than what he sees as the… Continue reading

Amid news reports that Gov. Schwarzenegger plans to raise $50 million from across the U.S. to support his proposed ballot measures, Bob Bauer continues to argue against limits on contributions to candidate-controlled ballot measure committees. To Bob, there is more… Continue reading

The Orlando Sentinel offers this report.

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Some New York Democrats, increasingly confident that they can take over both the governorship and the state Senate next year, are talking openly of redrawing the Empire State

P.J. O’Rourke offers this column in the April Atlantic Monthly, discussing life after McCain-Feingold. (Access for paid subscribers only.)

A.P. offers this rreport.

The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: “Lawmakers would no longer draw districts if governor agrees to begin plan after 2010 census.” In somewhat related news, the Sacramento Bee reports: “A business-backed campaign committee closely tied… Continue reading

See his latest missive here, following up on his earlier post on this topic. Bob and I disagree strongly on this point, for reasons I’ve stated here and here.