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The Importance of Jennifer Brunner
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 17, 2008
Jennifer Brunner, Ohio's Secretary of State, is quickly becoming the nation's most prominent election administrator. Brunner's legal battle with the Ohio Republican Party -- in ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices , Voting Process & Voting Rules
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Supreme Court Okays New Ohio Registrants
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 17, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a suit brought by Ohio Republicans to challenge hundreds of thousands of new registrants. AP: Ohio Republicans contended ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

You Know the Decade Is Almost Over When...
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 16, 2008
This strikes me as big news. Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic reports that the Democratic National Committee is going to pump money into state legislative ...
Categories: Parties & Interest Groups , State Offices

AP on McCrory
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 16, 2008
AP takes a look at the North Carolina governor's race, where Republican Pat McCrory looks like a fairly good bet to pull off an upset ...
Categories: State Offices

"Hypocrisy" from Michael Bloomberg?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 16, 2008
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing for redistricting reform -- in California. With the mayor also trying to change term limits back home, ...
Categories: Ballot Measures , Local Offices , State Offices
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What Republicans Face
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 16, 2008
A case can be made that state-level politics will offer Republicans rare glimmers of good news on election night. When you think about the few ...
Categories: National Politics

Migden and FPPC Settle
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 16, 2008
A political battle that turned legal out in California was settled yesterday. State Sen. Carole Migden and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission got into ...
Categories: State Offices

Could the Democrats Take the Texas House?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 15, 2008
The Houston Chronicle looks at Democratic optimism in Texas, where, despite a complete inability to win statewide elections, the party hopes to win control of ...
Categories: State Offices

City Can Limit PAC Dollars
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 15, 2008
A federal judge has tossed a challenge brought against San Jose's law limiting candidate donations from political action committees. The ruling will likely have an ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

Markell Can Measure the Drapes
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 14, 2008
Rather than a primary election and a general election, it looks like this year's Delaware gubernatorial race will feature a primary election and a perfunctory ...
Categories: Polls , State Offices
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