The markcrispinmiller.com blog has this interesting comparison of Nevada state security rules for gambling machines, versus the normal state oversight for electronic vote-counting machines. Most significant is that Nevada requires the users of gambling equipment to reveal the software to the government office that regulates gambling. Manufacturers of electronic vote-counting machines have always fiercely resisted sharing their software with state elections officials. Thanks to Ed Still’s VoteLaw blog for the link.

http://restoretheconstitutionalrepublic.org has a comment by a Texan who says that he or she recently talked on the phone with Congressman Ron Paul about the meaning of “natural-born” in Article II, for presidential qualification. According to the comment, Paul said, “There is no law that actually defines ‘natural born’, so the argument could go on forever with thousands of different interpretations. The consensus is that he is a U.S. citizen, and therefore eligible.” Thanks to Bill Van Allen.

This Wall Street Journal editorial, published December 26, supports the right of individuals to circulate petitions, no matter where they live. The editorial also contains a good amount of interesting facts about how state legislatures have behaved, relative to this issue.