Mark Glaze has published this commentary on the Pew controversy. It is a Harper’s Index type look at the $123 million supposedly spent on campaign finance reform over a 10 year period.
Back in February I reported on a CGS-Demos report on various redistricting reform proposals being considered in California. The two groups have just issued this addendum to take into account current proposals. From their press release: “The analysis finds that… Continue reading
Blog readers may recall the WRTL case, where an incorporated non-profit launched an “as applied” challenge to some of BCRA’s electioneering communications provisions. The effort for preliminary relief failed (see my earlier coverage here, here, here, here… Continue reading
The Washington Post offers this report, with the subhead: “Only 59 of the Nation’s 435 Congressional Districts Split Their Vote for President and House.” It includes the following paragraph: “How would Bush and Kerry have fared if the electoral… Continue reading
Declan McCullagh offers this commentary at C|NET News. A snippet: “It’s too early to know what the FEC will do. The regulatory process has just lurched to a start, and a final rule is not expected until the end of… Continue reading
The Weekly Standard offers this article (paid subscription required). I do not have a subscription, and would appreciate if a reader who has one e-mailing the article to me. UPDATE: I have seen the (short) article; it simply restates the… Continue reading
I received the following via e-mail from Victoria Wu, counsel to FEC Commissioner Smith (she has given me permission to post):
Background on Commissioner Smith’s Comments re: FEC Internet Rulemaking
At the Federal Election Commission’s March 24 meeting approving a… Continue reading