The Wall Street Journal reports here that the McCain campaign “gathered most of the money using an unprecedented system that allows it to collect checks as large as $70,000 from an individual by parsing the money between the campaign, the… Continue reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report which discusses the state’s photo ID law, although it’s not clear whether there’s any causual connection.
The Boston Globe reports here on Ralph Nader’s efforts to get on the Rhode Island ballot, and the Columbia State here on his efforts in South Carolina. I would expect to see some litigation on his and Bob Barr’s efforts… Continue reading
The order denying a TRO in Democratic Party of Georgia v. Perdue, issued by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Tom Campbell on Friday, may be found here. In related news, Fox News has this story on an elderly… Continue reading
Responding to Hans von Spakosky’s recent thoughts on non-citizen voting, Lori Minnite writes the following (excerpted with her permission):
Mr. von Spakovsky’s major claims that tens of thousands of non-citizens are registered to vote and that laws prohibiting non-citizen voting… Continue reading
The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network has released this report, entitled “America Goes to the Polls.” Among its findings are that “an unprecendented 58.7 million voters — more than one in four of all eligible voters — participated in a… Continue reading
The Tampa Tribune has this report on Florida’s compliance (or failure to comply) with the NVRA’s requirement that voter registration be provided at public assistance offices. In related news, the Florida Times-Union reports here on Florida’s restrictions on voter registration… Continue reading
See this story on Politico, which begins: “As Barack Obama and John McCain jockey to claim the reformer’s mantle, each has touted his own campaign finance record while impugning that of his opponent, and both have misrepresented aspects of the… Continue reading