• Many Alabamans Say They'll Be Affected by Referendum
• Source: Montgomery Advertiser   |   Alabama   |   September 18, 2012
• The Tuesday referendum would transfer $437 million from the Alabama Trust Fund over three years into the state’s General Fund budget, the source of funding for Medicaid, state prisons, public safety, courts and most other non-education functions of state government.

• 2 New York Congressman Tell Attorney General to Stop Investigating Elections Spending
• Source: Politico   |   New York   |   September 18, 2012
• The top Republican tax writers are calling on the New York attorney general to cease an investigation into the secret financial records of close to two dozen tax-exempt groups that have been funneling millions of dollars into this year’s election.

• Florida Voter Registration Groups Try to Make Up for Lost Time
• Source: Reuters   |   Florida   |   September 17, 2012
• Two weeks after a federal judge rejected strict limits on voter-registration drives, voting-rights groups that virtually stopped registering voters in Florida for a year are scrambling to get people there registered for the Nov. 6 election.

• Conservative Groups Look for Voter Fraud in Swing States
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   September 17, 2012
• Over the last few years, many states have passed voter identification laws, and many of those are being challenged in court. Now, a network of conservative groups is waging an aggressive campaign on the ground.

• Could Cuomo's Fracking Decision Affect His White House Hopes?
• Source: Politico   |   New York   |   September 17, 2012
• Fracking opponents and supporters around the country are awaiting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s choice, which touches on a debate that has been a major issue in this year’s presidential race and may offer a window into how he makes tough decisions.

• DC Vote Loses Its Leader
• Source: Roll Call   |   District of Columbia   |   September 17, 2012
• As allies of the District of Columbia continue to fight for expanded autonomy from Congress, the head of the influential group that represents them is stepping down.

• States Have Room for Improvement in Voter Guides
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   September 14, 2012
• Just 9 states have "excellent" or "very good" voter guides explaining ballot initiatives, according to a new study.

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Voter ID Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   September 14, 2012
• The justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court peppered attorneys arguing the voter ID dispute with questions as they considered a request to stop the law before the November elections.

• 2 New York Primaries Depend on Absentees for GOP Lawmakers in Favor of Gay Marriage
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   September 14, 2012
• Two Republican state senators who provided pivotal votes to legalize same-sex marriage last year fought opponents to a standstill in primary races so close that they will be decided only after absentee ballots are counted.

• Colorado Governor Opposes Marijuana-Legalization Amendment
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   September 13, 2012
• Gov. John Hickenlooper said he opposes Amendment 64, a November ballot measure that would legalize limited possession of marijuana for adults in Colorado.

• Florida Purges 207 Non-Citizen Voters from Rolls
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   September 13, 2012
• Some of the 207 registered voters kicked off the rolls had previously admitted they weren’t U.S. citizens, but most were found through a federal immigration database.

• Study: Facebook Drove Voter Turnout in 2010 Elections
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   September 13, 2012
• Facebook’s efforts to encourage users to vote drove more than 300,000 voters across the U.S. to the polls in November 2010, according to a new study.

• Democrats at Risk of Having No Female Governor for 1st Time in 17 Years
• Source: Bloomberg   |   Nation   |   September 13, 2012
• If Democrat Maggie Hassan loses the New Hampshire governor's race this fall, Democrats will be left without a female governor for the first time in 17 years.

• DLCC Officials Optimistic on State Legislative Races
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   September 12, 2012
• Governing sat down with two of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's leaders at the DNC last week.

• Democratic Gov. Tomblin Takes on Obama
• Source: Politico   |   West Virginia   |   September 12, 2012
• In West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's first television ad, a 30-second spot titled “Coal Town,” Tomblin frames his efforts as a fight against the White House.

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