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July 19, 2010

23:48
Deal Reached for 2010 W. Va. Byrd Replacement Election
See here....
23:44
"Money and Power in the City of the Angels"
The Center for Governmental Studies has issued this report, which analyzes the impact of Los Angeles' twenty-year old campaign finance reforms on the 2009 city elections. The LA Times focuses upon the report's noting of the rise of candidate controlled...
23:36
"Bill guaranteeing polling stations becomes law"
How this bill became a law is as interesting as the law itself....
23:33
"Myths and Realities Regarding Claims that Labor Unions are Treated More Favorably than Corporations by the DISCLOSE Act, Passed in June by the House and Pending in the Senate"
Fred Wertheimer's latest. More support from Trevor Potter and Scott Thomas. Meanwhile, reformers target Sens. Snowe and Collins....
12:25
"Supreme Court ruling raises bar for corruption, fraud prosecutions"
The Washington Post offers this report....
12:20
"W.Va. Legislature Failed To Take Action But 2010 Senate Race Still Likely"
Ken Rudin explains. David Dayen thinks the election will wait until 2012....
12:16
"Riches, Elections, and Free Speech"
Robyn Blumner's column discusses the Scott trigger provision case....
12:12
Sen. Snowe on DISCLOSE: "I Can't See It Happening This Summer"
This Politico report also gets Sen. McCain's views on DISCLOSE....
12:08
"New Battle Lines Drawn Over Redistricting"
Eliza's latest....
12:04
"Brown should find a way to back campaign ad disclosures"
The Boston Globe offers this editorial....
12:01
"Mass. may join effort to bypass Electoral College"
The Boston Globe offers this report....
11:48
Clarence Page on DOJ/Black Panthers
See here....
11:45
"Franken-Coleman Senate Recount: Flap over felon votes shows GOP playing fast and loose with facts"
Jay Weiner has written this post for MinnPost.com. During the Franken-Coleman controversy, Weiner was one of the more interesting and comprehensive journalistic voices covering the recount and court action. I just received in the mail an advanced copy of Jay's...
11:38
"Joe Biden fined $219K for 2008 presidential campaign violations"
Politico offers this report....
00:14
Justice Thomas on Bush v. Gore: Justices "Would Not Say It's Politics"
See here....

July 7, 2010

18:44
"Governor seeks AG opinion on Byrd replacement process"
West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports....
16:48
"Opinion: Byrd Was Third in Line for the Presidency?"
Joshua Spivak offers this perspective at AOL News....
16:00
"New Mexico Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Implement 'Motor Voter' Law"
Project Vote has issued this press release....
15:20
Is DOJ "engaged in a massive coverup of its politicization of voting rights cases"?
That's John Fund's incendiary charge based upon the allegation that DOJ official Julie Fernandes stressed using DOJ resources to further minority access rather than pursue NVRA suits against states for not purging their voter rolls. Even if true, this seems...
12:43
"Tanner: Why voter ID won't fly in Texas"
This oped by John Tanner in the Austin-American Statesman is well worth reading....