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Adam Bonin writes at Daily Kos regarding the alternative Internet campaign finance bills introduced into the House. Reformers are backing the HR 4900, the CDT proposal, rather than HR 1606. Bonin poses the following questions, and answering them would go… Continue reading

The Ventura County Star reports: It turned out the law prevented Gallegly from withdrawing, and his name will appear on the ballot despite his desire to retire. While contemplating his decision, Gallegly received incorrect advice from Ventura County Clerk-Recorder… Continue reading

The Seattle Times offers this report on expiring language provisions of the Voting Rights Act, that are up for renewal next year.

The San Antonio Express-News offers this commentary, which begins: “Texas Democrats and some liberal interest groups have lately come to the conclusion that partisan redistricting is a bad idea. Well, better later than never.”

AP offers this report, which begins: “Connecticut needs to tweak its new campaign finance law to prevent legal challenges from blocking the new reforms, experts warned Monday.”

The Long Beach Press Telegram offers this report, which begins: ” It’s a decision that candidates have been known to agonize over for hours. The ballot designation. Three words or less to describe who you are to voters. For… Continue reading

Dan Tokaji has written this post, which begins: “The Arizona Secretary of State is bristling at the Election Assistance Commission’s opinion letter from last Monday, which I previously discussed here. That letter concluded that the state may not impose… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this editorial. A snippet: “There is an innovative new proposal for states to take the lead in undoing the Electoral College. Legislatures across the country should get behind it.”

In Roll Call FEC Chair Michael Toner has written Congress Should Pass Hensarling’s Bill on Politics and the Internet and Leslie Harris and John Morris have written Hensarling Bill Would Do Too Little, and Too Much (paid subscription required for… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscripton required), which begins: “Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has unveiled a proposal to limit donations to 527 organizations to $25,000 per person each year, or $50,000 each election cycle, that if enacted could be… Continue reading

Richard Briffault has posted Defining the Constitutional Question in Partisan Gerrymandering (forthcoming in the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy symposium on Vieth v. Jubelirer). Here is the abstract: In Vieth v. Jubelirer, a narrow majority of the Supreme… Continue reading

Following up on this post about Rep. Gallegly’s withdrawal, a few readers have written to ask why the rules should be different here than they were for the withdrawal of Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), who was replaced by the Democratic… Continue reading

The FEC has issued this press release, FEC Seeks Comment on Political Advertising Data in Coordination Rulemaking: WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission (FEC) today released a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) on coordination between a campaign or… Continue reading