"Monterey Vote Fight Not Surprising" The San Jose Mercury News offers this report on the preclearance issue remaining in the recall. NBC11 offers this report noting that the hearing before the three-judge court on the preclearance issues is set for tomorrow.

Trevor Potter and Ken Starr to debate BCRA's constitutionality Tune in to C-SPAN on Sunday from 9 am to 10 am.

"California campaign gifts spur lawsuit" The Washington Post offers this recall-related report.

"The Elephant in the Courtroom" Bonnie Tenneriello of the National Voting Rights Institute offers this opinion piece on one aspect of the BCRA litigation.

"Campaign Reform Decision Could Set Balance of Power" USA Today offers this report (and also this sidebar on the Justices' positions in the campaign finance cases).

""Hard Money' Is Easy to Come By" Norman Ornstein and Tony Corrado offer this oped in the New York Times.

Appellees' briefs filed in ACLU punch card suit The Secretary of State and recall proponent Ted Costa have filed their separate appellees' briefs in the ACLU punch card case, which will be heard before the Ninth Circuit at a special hearing on Sept. 11 at 10 am in Pasadena. The ACLU's reply brief is due September 8. (Once the documents are posted on Findlaw, I'll post a link.) As with his brief in the trial court, the Secretary's brief does not engage the merits of the equal protection argument, not even citing Bush v. Gore once, a central case in the ACLU's brief and in the amicus brief I have asked the court to receive supporting the ACLU. Costa's brief does address the merits. Once I have had a chance to read the briefs in detail, I will post more comments.

"As Politicians Mount Races, Fund-Raising Law Goes Before the Supreme Court" The New York Times offers this report, which contains the following notable point from the always knowledgeable Linda Greenhouse: "As their expedited schedule demonstrates, all the justices are aware of the political calendar. Their goal is almost certainly to have a decision by Dec. 15, when the court begins a four-week recess."

Symposium on the Recall at USC, September 23 You can find all the details here.

Voting technology in the California recall The California Voter Foundation has posted "Directory of California Voting Systems; A county-by-county directory of voting systems and equipment used in California's 58 counties as of August, 2003." Very useful.

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