The Brennan Center’s Democracy Program is seeking to hire: (1) a junior attorney, who will work on voting rights (especially the rights of people with felony convictions) and reform of election administration (including registration restrictions, photo ID requirement for voting,… Continue reading

Those interested in the issue of FEC regulation of internet based political activities should not miss Bob Bauer’s new post.

See this press release, which notes that “The launch of the campaign coincides with the release of two new ACLU reports outlining the continued need for the act. The first report, The Case for Extending and Amending the Voting… Continue reading

Jesse Jackson has this column in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Lyle Denniston reports: “Among the cases denied review on Monday was an attempt to assert a constitutional claim when an elected state judge declines to withdraw from deciding a case that involves the interest of individuals or groups that… Continue reading

Eliza Newlin Carney offers this National Journal column (free access). A snippet: “The obvious reason that public financing is back in vogue is that it;s tough to talk about cleaning up the Washington ethics mess while ignoring political money. It’s… Continue reading

Stuart Taylor offers this National Journal column (free access) on the Texas redistricting case. It ends: Perhaps you, dear reader, can clearly discern from all this what would be the fairest outcome. But I have given up. And most of… Continue reading

Senator George Voinovich has written this Guest Observer column for Roll Call (paid subscription required). It begins: “As a Member of the Senate, and for the past three years as chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee, I strongly support lobbying… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown (D) said Friday that he would return controversial contributions his Senate campaign received from three state Democratic parties last year, after questions were… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown (D) said Friday that he would return controversial contributions his Senate campaign received from three state Democratic parties last year, after questions were… Continue reading

AP offers this report from Ohio.

See this press release, which begins: WASHINGTON – The 2004 election was a watershed in presidential campaign fundraising. Three or four times as many people contributed to the candidates in 2004 as in 2000, including an unprecedented number of… Continue reading

USA Today offers this report.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution offers this interesting oped on Georgia’s re-redistricting.