AP offers this report. Thanks to Dan Smith for the pointer. It is not clear to me that this helps the Republican write in candidate, Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. It does put her name in front of voters for the special… Continue reading
It failed on a party line 3-3 vote. More to come. UPDATE: See this early AP report. For those who support an easing of the rules, it appears the issue will be resolved in any case through the WRTL… Continue reading
Among other items, the FEC this morning is consideringthis proposal for a so-called “grassroots lobbying” exemption to BCRA’s electioneering communciations provisions, as proposed by Commissioner Von Spakovsky. Late word is that the General Counsel has circulated this alternative… Continue reading
The LA Times offers this report, which begins: “A second and more sweeping legal challenge to a ballot measure to ease term limits for the Los Angeles City Council is expected to be filed in Superior Court this morning,… Continue reading
The Miami Herald offers this report, with the subhead: “A federal judge in Miami stopped the state from enforcing a voter registration law that third-party groups said discriminated against them.” My link to earlier coverage, including the district court… Continue reading