The Times (UK) offers this editorial.

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The Modesto Bee offers this report.

Michael Pal and Sujit Choudhry have written Is Every Ballot Equal? Visible-Minority Vote Dilution in Canada.

Here.

This release is quite interesting, marking perhaps the first time that the Center (which has been closely aligned with Sen. McCain) has criticized Sen. McCain.

Walter Mebane and David Dill have written a working paper, Factors Associated with the Excessive CD-13 Undervote in the 2006 General Election in Sarasota County, Florida. Here is part of the introduction: Based on statistical analysis of detailed electronic… Continue reading

Vincent G. Moscardelli and Moshe Haspel have written this article for American Politics Research. Here is the abstract: If the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002 banned the use of soft money–the only source of funds in which Democrats… Continue reading

NPR offers this audio report.

The Columbus Dispatch offers this report, which begins: “Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Attorney General Marc Dann want to resolve election-related lawsuits filed against former Secretary J. Kenneth Blackwell, a move Brunner said yesterday could cost the state… Continue reading

The Hill offers McCain does about-face on grassroots reform bill, which begins: “Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has told conservative activists that he will vote to strip a key provision on grassroots lobbying from the reform package he previously supported.”… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report, which confirms my speculation that some of the commissioners may not get a free ride on confirmation in the Senate.

Jim Gardner has posted this paper on SSRN (forthcoming Marquette Law Review). Here is the abstract: Abstract: A recent outpouring of public and academic criticism of gerrymandering raises difficult questions about when and under what circumstances the representation of political… Continue reading