A few weeks ago, I linked to this Slate Explainer on what the parties would have to do to replace a presidential or vice presidential candidate on the ballot. The occasion there was my speculation (now quite unlikely) that Sen.… Continue reading
Yesterday I criticized Sec. Brunner for her position on how she intended to treat certain absentee ballots submitted without an unnecessary box being checked. Today comes word that the Secretary has taken some commendable steps toward not disenfranchising these voters.… Continue reading
Ohio Republicans have now sued over the five day window (which I discussed here) for one stop registration and absentee voting. I’ll need to look at the statutes to have a firmer grasp of the legal issues, but I… Continue reading
CQ offers this report. Readers should recall that the Mississippi Supreme Court, where this case is being appealed, already engaged in some very creative statutory interpretation to push this special Senate election onto the general election ballot.
Josh Gerstein blogs that “A new Republican-run 527 group planning advertising that could bolster the presidential campaign of Senator McCain of Arizona and undercut that of Senator Obama of Illinois, Leadership for America’s Future, plans to disclose its donors publicly,… Continue reading
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this editorial, which begins: “There is a strong whiff of partisan politics from state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s lawsuit on the Wisconsin’s voter list.”