A Los Angeles Daily News investigation revealed that Frank Martinez , the Los Angeles city clerk, had his staff use blue highlighter pens to fill in partially inked ballots in the city’s recent mayoral election. Is this ballot tampering

Does this New York Post editorial detailing comments by former Pew officer Sean Treglia to a journalist meeting last year amount to a building “campaign finance scandal?” (“Scandal” comes from the title of an e-mail sent to me by the… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times offers this report, with the subhead: “The Voter Improvement Program gives money to county labor federation causes. Some donors say they didn’t know about ties between the two.”

In These Times offers this report.

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The Orlando Sentinel offers this report, which begins: ” With Orlando’s political future up for grabs, the City Council is expected to decide today whether to call a special election to replace suspended Mayor Buddy Dyer or to leave… Continue reading

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Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required).

The Sacramento Bee offers this report, with the subhead: “The initiative would require public workers’ consent to use their dues for political purposes.”

The Cincinnati Enquirer offers this report.

The Washington Post offers this report.

NJ.com offers this report, which begins: “TRENTON — Republicans are asking elections regulators to issue an advisory opinion on whether a $37,500 campaign donation by the mother of U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine violated state election laws.”

Bob Bauer reports: Senator Harry Reid yesterday introduced legislation that would exempt Internet communications from the definition of “public communications” under McCain-Feingold. This exemption would reverse the ruling of the district court in Shays v. FEC, restoring protection of Internet… Continue reading

Electionline is continuing to be an excellent resource for those concerned with issues of election administration. They have just issued a report, Solution or Problem: Provisional Ballots in 2004. From their accompanying e-mail: Whether a provisional ballot was counted… Continue reading