“A political season long on insanity”
Today’s Akron Beacon-Journal has this op-ed decrying post-election litigation, focusing on Friday’s ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court that roughly 1000 provisional ballots shouldn’t be counted.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
“Veteran lawyers battle in Minn. Senate recount”
The AP has this profile of the lead lawyers for Franken and Coleman in the still-unresolved Minnesota senatorial race.
“Can Reformers Tell Fact from Fiction?”
Brad Smith thinks not, responding to Christine Pelosi’s selection of John Grisham’s The Appeal as the best political book she’s read this year.
The Race for RNC Chair
Politico reports here that “the Mason-Dixon Line has emerged as a key fault line in the race for the Republican National Committee chairmanship.”
“Lawsuits targeting Obama likely to be denied again”
David Savage has this rundown of the cases challenging Obama’s eligibility to serve as President.
“Voters Oust Indicted Congressman in Louisiana”
The Return of Ken Blackwell?
Politico reports here and the Hill here on former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell’s quest to become the next RNC chair. You can find Blackwell’s letter to RNC members here. Among the qualifications Blackwell touts are that he… Continue reading
“Campaign Spending in the Final Weeks”
The NYT’s politics blog has this report.
This Week’s EAC Meeting
The agenda for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s meeting this Monday, December 8 may be found here. The agenda includes a report on 2008 election day activity, this year’s Election Day Survey, and voting system performance. The EAC will… Continue reading
DC GOP Challenges Election of “Independent” to City Council
The DC Republican Party has challenged the recent election of an at-large member of the City Council, Michael Brown, on the ground that he’s not really an “independent” as he claims. The WaPo reports here that the City Charter prohibits… Continue reading
More on Ohio Provisional Voting Decision
The AP reports here and the Columbus Dispatch here on yesterday’s decision from the Ohio Supreme Court that approximately 1000 provisional ballots in Franklin County shouldn’t be counted.
“2 Calif. groups file suit seeking voting records”
The AP reports here.
Ohio Supreme Court Orders That Certain Provisional Ballots Not Be Counted
The Ohio Supreme Court has issued this opinion, upholding a challenge to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s ruling that provisional ballots should be counted where they don’t include both the voter’s printed name and signature, and where one or… Continue reading
“McCain lawyer: Obama bid like Nixon’s”
Politico reports here on the exchange between McCain campaign attorney Trevor Potter and Obama campaign attorney Bob Bauer, at yesterday’s Making Elections Work event in Washington, DC. Bauer offers further thoughts here.