• Minnesota Voters Consider Voter ID
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   October 29, 2012
• The state is the latest to consider implementing the controversial practice.

• Michigan Voters to Decide 'Dictator' Law's Fate
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   October 29, 2012
• Labor activists say a law giving the state oversight over local government is undemocratic. But fiscal conservatives say it's the only way to preserve financial stability.

• Tea Party Rallies to Save Troy, Michigan Mayor up for Recall
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Troy, Mich.   |   October 26, 2012
• With less than two weeks before Election Day, supporters of Troy Mayor Janice Daniels are battling hard with those who want to recall her just one year after she was narrowly elected.

• California Watchdog Sues Arizona Nonprofit over Secret Donation
• BY: McClatchy News   |   West   |   October 26, 2012
• California's campaign finance watchdog sued an Arizona nonprofit group, escalating the battle over a controversial $11-million political donation.

• Voter ID Laws to Have Smaller-Than-Anticipated Effect on Election
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   October 26, 2012
• After a string of court victories for voter ID foes, those laws are now likely to have minimal impact on the presidential race.

• Texas' Threat Against International Election Observers Sparks Controversy
• Source: The Hill   |   Texas   |   October 26, 2012
• Texas authorities have threatened to arrest international election observers, prompting a furious response from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

• Tennessee Voter ID Law Upheld
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   October 26, 2012
• The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the state’s new voter identification requirement, but it also agreed to let voters in Memphis use new library cards at the polls.

• Indiana Gubernatorial Candidates Clash in Final Debate
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   October 26, 2012
• Republican Mike Pence and Democrat John Gregg clashed over their visions for Indiana and their records.

• Glitch with Maryland’s New Online Voter Registration System Will Impact Hundreds on Election Day
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   October 25, 2012
• A separate error has resulted in Maryland elections officials mailing to absentee voters in the Washington area at least 15 ballots missing a page to vote on the state’s high-profile ballot measures, including same-sex marriage, an expansion of gambling and in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants.

• Election Complaint Website Launched in Pennsylvania
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pennsylvania   |   October 25, 2012
• The Department of State has launched a new website for voters to report allegations of voter fraud and other election improprieties (which will be forwarded to Pa counties for investigation).

• North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidates Conclude Final Debate
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   October 25, 2012
• The candidates for North Carolina governor concluded their third and final televised debate with more subdued disagreements over taxes, education, health care and mental health.

• The Impact of Obama's and Romney’s Tax Plans on States
• BY: Stateline   |   October 24, 2012
• State taxes, which are closely tied to the federal tax code, could change dramatically depending on the outcome of the election.

• New Jersey's Residency Rule for Candidates at Issue Again
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Jersey   |   October 24, 2012
• A decade after a federal court judge ordered New Jersey to stop enforcing a controversial residency requirement for state legislative candidates, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa is fighting to reinstitute it.

• Washington's Gay Marriage Campaign Gets Big Donation from Bill Gates
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   October 24, 2012
• Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have donated $500,000 to the campaign to legalize gay marriage in Washington state.

• Cab Driver Offers Free Rides to Voters
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   October 24, 2012
• Raul Ramirez knows he will lose money, but offering free taxicab fares to voters who otherwise can’t get to a polling place is, in his view, a small price to pay for democracy.

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