The Hill blogs here. In a floor speech defending himself this morning, Rep. Rangel confirmed that he has no intention of resigning.

The NYT has this editorial praising the Obama Justice Department’s enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act’s requirement that states provide registration opportunities at public assistance and disability agencies. I wrote about DOJ’s less aggressive posture during the previous administration… Continue reading

Leon Russell and Gerry Hebert have this op-ed supporting Florida Amendments 5 and 6 in today’s St. Petersburg Times.

Politico has this report on a case filed Monday by Pat Meehan, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, alleging that the campaign of Tea Party candidate Jim Schneller “fraudulently induced” people to sign his petitions by failing to disclose… Continue reading

The NYT reports here on Florida’s “marathon” primary, which started yesterday when early voting began and will end on August 24. It quotes Paul Gronke as saying that early voting generally tends to attract “more partisan, higher income and better… Continue reading

That’s what President Obama raised for Democratic war chests today during a fundraising trip to Dallas and Austin, according to this Dallas Morning News report.

The Miami Herald reports here on the increase in voters not affiliated with any party.

The WaPo reports here on possible legislation to allow a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice to sit in place of a justice who has recused himself or herself from a case. This could come into play in the multiple cases… Continue reading

The NYT has this story, discussing the impact of contested governors’ races on redistricting and party organizing.

Eliza Carney has this piece (subscription required) on oversimplifications in the post-CU debate.

Jill Lawrence ponders the question here.

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reports 26,211 absentee ballots so far for Tuesday’s primary, the most in 20 years. As we learned during the Franken-Coleman saga, absentees are one of the big things that candidates can wind up fighting… Continue reading

Politico reports here on the tea party movement’s difficulty in raising money. For more on this, see WSJ blog and UPI.

The Guardian has this story on a UK Ministry of Justice report regarding the implementation — and non-implementation — of European Court of Human Rights judgments, focusing on one finding that the blanket disfranchisement of prisoners violated their human rights.