Does anyone have estimates of residual votes in the 2004 general election?

Neil Bradley
Voting Rights Project
ACLU
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 Subject: news of the day 3/7/05


 "The District Stealers"
 The Los Angeles Times offers this editorial, with the subhead: " Where did
the center of California government go? Who left the empty hole where the
moderates used to reside?"




 "Regulation of the Internet and the Politics of Line Drawing"
 Bob Bauer weighs in on the issue here, beginning with the pithy: "If FEC
Commissioner Brad Smith did not exist, members of the reform community would
work hard to invent him." My own thoughts on this controversy should be
posted soon.




 40th Anniversary of Selma March Celebrated"
 A.P. offers this report on the violence in March 1965 against civil rights
marchers that helped insure the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The
article notes: "Certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act, such as the use
of federal examiners and a requirement for Justice Department approval of
election law changes, will be up for renewal by Congress in 2007." My
article discussing the potential constitutional problems with renewal of the
preclearance provisions of the act will appear next month in the Ohio State
Law Journal.




 "Lobbying Under the Cloak of Invisibility"
 Jeffrey Birnbaum offers this Washington Post column, which begins:


   President Bush wants to mount a frontal assault on Washington's biggest
money issues: retiree benefits, trial lawyer verdicts and the federal income
tax. There isn't anyone or any organization that doesn't care deeply about
one or more of them. The legislative battles will be massive if the
president ever manages to get them off the ground.
   The funders of those important fights, however, will for the most part
remain shielded from public view. Using perfectly legal means, the groups
that plan to bankroll Bush's initiatives and those trying to prevent them
from becoming law won't say who their donors are or how much they've given.





 "Democratic National Committee Announces Ohio Election Review Team"
 The DNC has issued this press release.


 Posted by Rick Hasen at 06:41 AM


 "Donors Influence on Schwarzenegger Is An Issue"
 The New York Times offers this report.




 "Groups Opposing Bill on 527s Prepare for Hearing"
 Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required).




 "For an Independent Secretary of State"
 The Miami Herald offers this editorial.




 "F.E.C. To Consider Internet Politicking"
 The New York Times offers this report.




 "Judge holds off decision in Schwarzenegger campaign cash suit"
 A.P. offers this report.




 "Redrawing Rules and Boundaries"
 Ronald Brownstein offers this report in the Los Angeles Times, with the
subhead: "Early redistricting for political gain has spread, defying
tradition and increasing the push for nonpartisan decisions in states such
as California."




 "Panel Set to Weigh Laws' Effect on Web Politicking"
 This article will likely appear in tomorrow's New York Times.




 Does the Blogosphere Create Problems under California Election Law?
 See this interesting post.


 Posted by Rick Hasen at 12:45 PM
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