The San Antonio Express News reports that the panel selected to hear oral arguments in the Tom DeLay ballot access case Monday “will have a majority that was named to the court by then-President Bill Clinton: Judges Pete Benavides of… Continue reading
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “While former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) stays mum on his political future, Texas Republicans say they fully expect him to run for his old seat should a court ruling force… Continue reading
AP offers this report. The White House has also posted this transcript of the President’s statement at the signing ceremony and this “fact sheet” on reauthorization. A reader notes that the “fact sheet” fails to mention preclearance at all… Continue reading
The Campaign Legal Center has issued this press release, which begins: “In conjunction with the introduction of the presidential public financing legislation in the House and Senate, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 released a report, “Presidential… Continue reading
The Palm Beach Post offers this editorial, which begins: “What if they gave an election, and nobody needed to vote? Florida isn’t at that point, but the story again this election year is how few elections there are when… Continue reading
Jim Geraghty has this post at NRO Online. Thanks to Adam Bonin for the pointer. Regular readers of my blog know that I was in the minority calling for the FEC to mandate such disclosure in blog posts.
Ned Foley has written this weekly comment at the OSU site. It raises interesting questions about public confidence in election results, which I think Ned suggests is a function not only of the closeness of the election, but also—when it… Continue reading