Sunday’s NY Times had this front page report, “In House Races, More G.O.P. Seats Look Vulnerable.” A snippet: “Over the past week, a handful of once-safe Republican Congressional seats have come into play, and other Republican incumbents are facing… Continue reading

Ryan Sager has this column in the NY Post.

See here. The next opportunity appears to be 5/30.

The Clarion-Ledger (Miss.) has published this report, which begins: “A group of Southern Republicans, including a Mississippi congressman, have stalled House leadership plans to renew key provisions of the Voting Rights Act before lawmakers recess for the Memorial Day… Continue reading

The NY Times published this editorial Saturday.

Fred Woocher has filed this brief supporting defendant Vivan Martinez in the Ninth Circuit in the en banc voting rights case of Padilla v. Lever. If any other parties have briefs for me to post, send them along.

Details here. From the overview: Elections are the heart of democracy. It is the way “we the people” choose our leaders and hold them accountable. But since the November 2000 elections when flawed voter registration lists, obsolete voting machines,… Continue reading

Those interested in VRA renewal should not miss this report, originally appearing in the Dallas Morning News. In addition to providing information on the moves of the Texas and Georgia delegations in the House that I noted a few… Continue reading

Abigail Thernstrom’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee is here. There have also been some interesting posts on the Election law listserv regarding renewal, including these posts by David Lublin, David Epstein, Mark Posner, Keith Gaddie… Continue reading

Ned Foley has this post on redistricting reform possibilities in Ohio. His earlier thoughts on the current proposal are here. There’s more information on the Ohio redistricting process here and Dan Tokaji has further thoughts on how to improve… Continue reading

The following just arrived via email: The Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) just released Keeping It Clean: Public Financing in American Elections, the first comprehensive effort to analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of state and local public… Continue reading

The Campaign Finance Institute has issued this report.