CQPolitics offers this post. My earlier thoughts on Texas election law as applied to the DeLay situation are here and here.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel offers this report, which begins: “Osceola County commissioners have rejected the first settlement offer in the federal government’s voting-rights lawsuit against the county. Justice Department attorneys last month proposed a meeting to discuss a possible… Continue reading

The Wall Street Journal offers this very interesting report.

The New Republic offers this editorial advocating public financing of political campaigns.

Roll Call offers this breaking news report. A snippet: Earlier Tuesday, a senior GOP aide said that Republican leaders expected the measure to pass. “It will be a party-line vote — and close and tough — but it will… Continue reading

Here are some books and articles that have arrived recently: John R. Koza et al., Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote (2006) National Research Council of the National Academies, Asking the Right… Continue reading

Kos asks if there will be a special election to fill DeLay’s seat. In my earlier post, I explained in detail that if DeLay moves out of state and becomes ineligible for office now, the governor can call a… Continue reading

Daniel Weintraub offers this column in the Sacramento Bee. It begins: “California’s system of direct democracy could be threatened by a recent federal court decision concluding that the federal Voting Rights Act requires petitions circulated by private citizens to be… Continue reading

The Campaign Finance Institute has issued this press release. A snippet: “So far in the 2005-06 election, federal 527s have raised $49 million and spent $58 million (after deducting inter-group transfers). These figures are based on reports to the… Continue reading

This article ran in the Orange County Register Saturday. It begins: “More than 100 Orange County residents who thought they were simply signing petitions to cure breast cancer, punish child molesters or build schools were duped into registering as Republicans,… Continue reading

E.J. Dionne offers this Washington Post column.

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “House Republican leaders are bracing for a close vote on their push to rein in the free-spending nonprofit groups known as 527s, even as the details of the legislation the… Continue reading

With news that Tom DeLay is withdrawing from his House reelection contest, the question is what happens now in his race. It appears that the following is the applicable Texas law (putting aside any caselaw that might affect interpretation of… Continue reading

From Supreme Court guru Marty Lederman, here are the possible dates for the Supreme Court issuing opinions in the major pending election law cases this term: 4/18, 19, 25, 26 5/1, 15, 22, 30 6/5, 12, 19, 26 (plus possible… Continue reading