WaPo’s The Plum Line blog reports. More from NBC News.

This will be interesting to watch. As I understand it, there’s been a lot of politics over this issue in St. Louis.

Scott Noveck has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Journal on Legislation). Here is the abstract: This Article analyzes an underappreciated and oft-overlooked method of campaign finance regulation, the use of reporting and disclosure requirements. The Article demonstrates that… Continue reading

I have posted at this link Hans von Spakovsky’s response to Gerry Hebert’s suggestion that NAMUDNO’s challenge to section 5 may fail on standing grounds. The response begins: Several recent blog posts and chatter in the election law world shows… Continue reading

Here. AND Jeff Rosen endorses.

In a replay of 2005, all of the budget measures supported by Governor Schwarzenegger in a special election are going down to defeat (The only exception is Proposition 1F, which would limit legislators’ salaries under certain circumstances.) Here, in Los… Continue reading

Following up on this post, see here.

AP reports.

This post by Brennan Center for Justice Attorney Ciara Torres-Spelliscy appears at The Hill blog.

Written version of a recent presentation by Bob Bauer.

David Gans has this post at Balkinization.

The FEC has rejected a complaint against the RNC’s purchase of clothing for Gov. Palin and her family when Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate. From what has been released thus far, there is no indication of any dissents.… Continue reading

See here ($).

AP offers this report. See also this Politico report and this report in the Minnesota Independent.