• 'Potentially Deceased' Voters Can no Longer be Purged from Texas Rolls
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Texas   |   October 4, 2012
• Texas voters can no longer be automatically removed from voting rolls based on incomplete government records indicating that they might be dead, according to a legal settlement.

• Florida Launches Criminal Probe of Voter Registration Forms
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   October 4, 2012
• The Florida Department of Law Enforcement spent Monday and Tuesday reviewing forms filed by the Republican Party of Florida that were deemed suspicious by elections supervisors to determine if there was evidence of illegal activity.

• North Carolina Gubernatorial Debate Reflected State's Political Polarization
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   October 4, 2012
• North Carolina’s candidates for governor, Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory, engaged in a sharp-edged televised debate, offering barbed exchanges on taxes, businesses, fracking, race and voter ID.

• Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana Head 2012 Ballot List
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   October 3, 2012
• Here's a rundown of the key ballot initiatives in the 37 states holding elections this November.

• No Ruling on Mississippi Voter ID Law Before Election
• Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger   |   Mississippi   |   October 3, 2012
• A Justice Department request for additional information about the state’s voter ID law means Mississippi voters will not have to show proof of identification when they cast their ballots for president Nov. 6.

• Judge Halts Part of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   October 2, 2012
• A judge imposed a very narrow injunction on the controversial law that will allow even those without identification to vote.

• Union Battle Moves to California This November
• Source: New York Times   |   California   |   October 2, 2012
• The battle to curb labor’s political clout has moved from Wisconsin to California, where wealthy conservatives are championing a ballot measure that would bar unions from donating to candidates.

• Obamacare v. Romneycare: Which States Would Be Most Affected?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   October 2, 2012
• Two analyses released in the last week estimated the number of uninsured would increase if the ACA were repealed and replaced by the Republican plan.

• Felons Getting Voting Rights Back in Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   October 1, 2012
• Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is on pace to achieve his campaign-trail pledge to restore the right to vote to more felons than any governor in Virginia history. Virginia is one of four states where the power to restore voting rights rests solely with the governor.

• Pennsylvania Judge Backs Most of Voter ID Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   September 28, 2012
• A Commonwealth Court judge said that he was considering allowing most of the state's controversial voter identification law to remain intact for the November election and was contemplating only a very narrow injunction.

• Can You Separate Federal Issues from State Elections?
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   October 2012
• Many state candidates are asked less about their stance on issues affecting the state and more about federal matters they can do little about.

• Arkansas May Be 1st Southern State to Allow Medical Marijuana
• Source: Reuters   |   Arkansas   |   September 28, 2012
• A proposal to legalize medical marijuana can appear on the November ballot, the Arkansas Supreme Court said.

• Detroit to Defy Secretary of State, Remove Citizenship Box from Ballot Apps
• Source: MLive.com   |   Detroit   |   September 28, 2012
• The city of Detroit plans to remove a citizenship question from ballot applications before the November election - another direct challenge to the Republican secretary of state's authority to require the check-off box.

• Wisconsin Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Voter ID Appeal
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   September 28, 2012
• The state Supreme Court declined - for now - to take up lower court orders blocking Wisconsin's voter ID law, the latest sign the law likely will not be in place for the Nov. 6 presidential election.

• Independent Candidates Face Tough Odds Getting on Arizona Ballot
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   September 28, 2012
• State independent voters have surged 185% in past two decades; only 4 independents are on fall ballot.

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