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July 20, 2008

14:19
Manual Recounts Remain Elusive in Florida
The Herald-Tribune has this report, which begins: "As the state heads into what is expected to be a record-setting year for voter turnout, Florida law does not allow for every ballot to be counted in case of a close election."...
14:09
Opinion on Electoral College Reform
Today's Detroit Free Press has this editorial supporting apportionment of Michigan's electoral votes based on the state's popular vote, and this op-ed supporting the national popular vote plan....
12:21
"Feds probe possible racial bias in Lake Park voting"
The Palm Beach Post reports here on the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of Lake Park, Florida, whose at-large town commission has been all-white for 85 years although almost half its citizens are blak....
11:13
What Happens When Voters Don't "Match"?
In this post on my Equal Vote blog, I discuss an under-the-radar issue that flared up in Wisconsin last week, regarding the statewide registration databases required by the Help America Vote Act....
01:30
"How Big Are Those Bundles?"
The Washington Post editorializes here on the failure of the presidential candidates, especially Senator Obama, to disclose their bundlers....

July 19, 2008

18:18
More on the Libertarian Party of Ohio Decision
The NY Times has this report, speculating that Thursday's ruling in Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Brunner may hurt Senator McCain's chances in Ohio. The district court's order requires that the names of Bob Barr and other Libertarian Party candidates...
09:38
More on Weekend Voting
Following up on yesterday's post regarding a bill to move election day from Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday, the LA Times blog has this post and Politico this one. Both talk about a video on the Why Tuesday? site, in...

July 18, 2008

17:35
EAC Meetings on Preparing for Election Day 2008
The Election Assistance Commission will be having a public meeting and workship in Phoenix, AZ on Monday, on "Contingency Planning." The agenda and other materials may be found here. The EAC's next meeting, on the subject of statewide voter registration...
14:13
"VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Injured Vets Becomes National Fight"
Steve Rosenfeld has this post on Alternet....
11:10
"A Shadow Sheds Light on Redistricting"
On the Campaign Legal Center blog, Gerry Hebert and Susan Gershon offer these thoughts on shadow redistricting commissions....
11:02
Parties and Their Candidates
Sean Parnell has this post and Bob Bauer this one regarding limits on parties' coordinated spending for their own candidates....
10:51
Weekend Voting by 2010?
Newsday reports here on a bill to switch voting in federal elections from Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday....
10:45
Obama's $52 Million June
See stories in the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, and Washington Post....
10:34
"Romney's Loans to Campaigns Now Gifts"
The WaPo reports here and the Boston Globe here on Mitt Romney's reclassification of his $45 million in loans to his campaign as gifts....
09:41
Injunction for Libertarian Party of Ohio and Barr
U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus, Jr. has issued this order, requiring that the Ohio Secretary of State place on the general election ballot the names of various Libertarian Party candidates, including Bob Barr. The order is based upon the Sixth...

July 11, 2008

11:35
"Mich. election officials reject claims of illegally barring voters"
The Detroit News has this report on the Advancement Project's claims that the State of Michigan has violated state and federal election laws by "canceling voter registrations of people who apply for and receive a driver's license from another state,...
10:01
"A Hint of New Life to a McCain Birth Issue"
The NYT has this story on Jack Chin's argument that Senator McCain is ineligible to be pressident due to his birth in the Canal Zone. Here's an excerpt from Prof. Chin's draft essay, recently posted on SSRN:Senator McCain was born...

July 10, 2008

17:14
"Union Veterans' Group Starts Ad Campaign Against McCain"
The NYT's blog has this report on the AFL-CIO's plans to run ads over the next three weeks in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin....
17:10
"Appeals court hears Texas electronic voting case"
The AP reports here on a lawsuit by the Texas Democratic Party, alleging that electronic voting machines used in about 100 Texas counties are prone to undercounting votes....
16:56
"Impasse Over, FEC Is Back in Business"
The WSJ blog has this report. Republican Donald McGahn was named chairman and Democrat Steven Walther vice-chairman. For more, see stories from the AP, CQ Politics, and WaPo blog....