The LA Times offers this extensive story on the “bubble trouble” controversy. It includes the first quotes about the problem I’ve seen from recently retired LA Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack.

Here.

This is interesting.

The Washington Post offers this report on yet another crazy caucus and primary system.

As I’ve noted, Jim Bopp, for Citizens United, asked for expedited consideration of his appeal, requesting that the case be heard this term. According to the Supreme Court’s docket, the FEC filed a motion to dismiss or affirm… Continue reading

See here.

Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein have written this insightful oped for the NY Times. Its conclusion (“In this case, the nomination could come down to a difficult and complex credentials battle over whether to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida.… Continue reading

Here is the Respondents’ Brief in the Riley v. Kennedy case pending before the Supreme Court. Here is respondent’s opposition to the petition for cert. filed by North Carolina in Bartlett v. Strickland, raising an interesting VRA section 2 issue.… Continue reading

See here.

The following announcement arrived via email: The Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy at Fordham University invites you to attend a special conference, “Citizen-Owned Elections: “Public Financing Past, Present and Future,” organized in partnership with the New York City Campaign… Continue reading

The Sacramento Bee offers this report. I’m scheduled to be talking about these issues on the air at 10 am on KQED’s The Forum (listen here) with Sec. Bowen, Steven Weir and Kim Alexander.

The NY Times offers this report. Its most important graf appears at the end of the story: “As the two campaigns dueled, people on both sides said it was possible that they would agree to accept public financing and… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times offers New campaign-spending disclosure rules imposed on California politicians; Many elected officials will now have to explain how wining, dining and other expenses are tied to government business. The Sacramento Bee offers Independent campaign spending … Continue reading

The Center for Responsive Politics’ Capital Eye offers this report, which begins: “At this summer’s Democratic National Convention, nearly 800 members of Congress, state governors and Democratic Party leaders could be the tiebreakers in the intense contest between Hillary… Continue reading