• Connecticut GOP Get Top Ballot Line Despite Democratic Governor
• Source: The Connecticut Mirror   |   Connecticut   |   September 28, 2012
• The Connecticut Supreme Court gave Republicans the top line on the ballot this fall, negating a would-be benefit of Democrat Dannel P. Malloy's victory as governor in 2010.

• 8-Time Felon Running for Michigan House
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   September 28, 2012
• Brian Banks' campaign website says they can "bank on Banks" -- an eight-time felon convicted of writing bad checks and credit card fraud between 1998 and 2004.

• Arizona Conservatives Face Triple Threat in November
• BY: Stateline   |   Arizona   |   September 27, 2012
• New legislative district maps are expected to help Democrats pick up seats; Arizona is voting on a ballot initiative to install a top-two primary system intended to help elect more moderates; and even if conservatives remain in charge, another ballot initiative could force the legislature to spend more on education than it otherwise would.

• Challenge to Tennessee Voter ID Law Rejected
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   September 27, 2012
• A state judge ruled that Tennessee’s voter identification law does not violate the state’s constitution, likely keeping thousands of Tennesseans without proper photo ID from the ballot in November.

• U.S. Supreme Court Lets West Virginia Voting Maps Stand
• BY: McClatchy News   |   West Virginia   |   September 26, 2012
• The court reversed a January lower federal court ruling that threatened to upend an incumbent-friendly redistricting map.

• Pennsylvania Eases Voter ID Rules
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   September 26, 2012
• Responding to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion that raised questions about the ID card process, the requirement that a voter first attempt to get a traditional Department of Transportation ID card has been eliminated.

• New State Voting Laws Could Delay Results of Close Elections
• Source: AP/Washington Post   |   Nation   |   September 26, 2012
• Because new voting laws are likely to increase the number of people who have to cast provisional ballots in key states, tight races for Congress, governor and local offices could be stuck in limbo while election officials scrutinize ballots.

• NYC Voters to See Bigger Font on Ballots
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   September 26, 2012
• The city’s Board of Elections voted to increase the font size on its ballots for the general election in November, after squinting New Yorkers complained they could barely read the names of the candidates in the primaries this month.

• The Latest 2012 Presidential Electoral Vote Breakdown
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   September 25, 2012
• Could the recent upswing in Obama's poll numbers get him the 270 votes he needs to win re-election?

• California Voters Closely Divided on Death Penalty
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   September 25, 2012
• After years of steadfast support for the death penalty, California voters are now divided over whether to repeal capital punishment through a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot, a new poll has found.

• Judge Refuses to Toss Florida's Early Voting Law
• Source: Tampa Bay Times   |   Florida   |   September 25, 2012
• A federal judge refused to halt Florida's plan to cut the number of early voting days from 14 days to eight days, saying there was not enough proof to show that the change would harm black Americans' right to vote.

• GOP Lawmaker Who Backed Gay Marriage Apparently Defeated in New York
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   September 25, 2012
• One of the four Republican state senators who voted for same-sex marriage claimed victory in a close primary against an opponent critical of his vote, while another of the four appeared increasingly certain to lose his party’s nomination over the issue.

• Young, Old Divide over Minnesota's Marriage Amendment
• BY: Kathy Gambrell   |   September 24, 2012
• Young, old divide over Minnesota's marriage amendment The two campaigns locked in Minnesota's intensifying marriage amendment fight are wrestling with a glaring dividing line more stubborn than Democrat and Republican: Young versus old. From California to Maine, an overriding thread that stitched together residents across the country is that younger voters tend to oppose the amendments and older voters generally support them.

• Texas Voter Purge Hits a Snag
• BY: McClatchy News   |   September 24, 2012
• The goal was simple: clean up Texas voter rolls. But just months before the general election, the names of around 77,000 Texans landed on a statewide list that suggests they may be dead and should be removed from voter rolls.

• Idaho Teachers to Get Bonuses Even if Law is Repealed
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Idaho   |   September 24, 2012
• Idaho teachers who earned merit-pay bonuses last year under a controversial school-reform law will get those payments this fall, regardless of the outcome of a Nov. 6 vote on whether to repeal the law.

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