According to this story, the chair of the Demoratic National Convention will be Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, not Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. There is probably no previous instance in history of a major U.S. political party switching presiding officers for a national convention, one day before the beginning of that convention. UPDATE: Political Wire reports that Wasserman Schultz says she will resign as national chair of the Democratic Party after the national convention is over. However she will preside over the opening of the national convention on Monday, July 25.

According to this story, in the middle, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe says he will sign individual certificates to restore voter registration rights for the 13,000 ex-felons who already had been put on the rolls by his earlier blanket proclamation. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

On July 20, the Libertarian and Constitution Parties filed this brief in their ballot access case. The issue is the March 29 deadline for new parties, if the parties want to have nominees for all offices. A decision is expected soon, because whether the Constitution Party’s nominees for U.S. Senate and state legislature get on the November ballot depends on the outcome.