Following up on this post, the Los Angeles Times offers this report, which begins: “A judge Friday ordered the city of Vernon to hold its first election in a quarter-century, ruling that the tiny industrial town acted illegally… Continue reading

I often receive private e-mails with queries about election law issues from non-academics. I help when I can, though it is clear to me that sometimes people are just fishing for pro bono representation. I also get a fairly frequent… Continue reading

On the last day to file to run in the primary, Congressman Elton Gallegly (Rep. CA-24) stunned many people, including his staff, by announcing that he will not run for reelection for health reasons. Gallegly claimed he misunderstood California… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “In round two of a divisive fight, House lawmakers will once again take up legislation this week to determine whether Internet communications, ranging from paid advertisements to Web logs, should… Continue reading

Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres have written this Boston Globe oped, which begins: “DURING ORAL arguments on the Texas redistricting case March 1, Chief Justice John Roberts asked the lawyer for the Mexican-American appellants: ”What’s the difference between “‘being… Continue reading

The Sacramento Bee offers this report, which begins: “Chad Condit is proving to be an elusive defendant. The doggedly loyal son of former Congressman Gary Condit, Chad Condit is now a target of a $2.4 million lawsuit filed by… Continue reading

The Boston Globe offers this report, which begins: “HONOLULU –Why would Democrats in Hawaii give money to a U.S. Senate candidate in Rhode Island? Two recent donations to and by the Hawaii Democratic Party raise questions over whether there… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this report, which begins: “IN the eyes of one conservative group, a lesser-known Senate lobbying proposal would have forced Revolutionary patriots to reveal their leafleting routes to King George. A fanciful leap, for sure,… Continue reading

The Richmond Times-Dispatch offers a report on more Virginia jurisdictions seeking to bailout from coverage under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. So far, I believe attorney Gerry Hebert has handled all of those bailout requests.

Here is her oped explaining her reasons for not jumping into the Santorum-Casey race. I had expected a mention of the possibility of becoming a spoiler candidate, but that does not appear in the oped.

The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “Michael E. Toner, the chairman of the Federal Election Commission, has some friendly advice for presidential candidates who plan to be taken seriously by the time nominating contests start in early… Continue reading

Kieran Wiliams e-mails: An independent commission has released a major audit of British elections and made several recommendations, inc. the shift toward a more proportional electoral system, more public funding of parties, a cap on individual donations (at 10,000 pounds,… Continue reading

Saturday’s NY Times will contain this report.

Dave Denison has written this article for the Texas Observer.