The summer 2007 issue of University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review is finally in print. It is entirely devoted to election law articles. Ballot Access News editor Richard Winger has an article in that issue, titled, “Can U.S. Voters Still Recruit Someone to Run for President as a Independent After the Identities of the Major Party Presidential Candidates are Known?” If you wish a printed and bound copy of the Winger article, send $7 to Richard Winger, PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147. The article is 22 pages long. It is not available electronically unless you already subscribe to that Law Review.

Senator Chris Dodd is not on the Virginia Democratic presidential primary ballot because his circulators turned in the petition to the state Democratic Party headquarters, rather than the State Board of Elections. By the time the mistake was understood, the deadline had passed. The Dodd campaign is trying to persuade the State Board of Elections to certify him anyway. UPDATE: the post above said he turned in the signatures to the state party, but that is incorrect. His campaign turned them in to Richmond City Hall. The State Board of Elections has since denied his appeal to be on the ballot even though he had not turned in his signatures at the right location.

On December 21, the 5th circuit expedited the lawsuit Mississippi State Democratic Party v Barbour, 07-60667. The 5th circuit also stayed the U.S. District order, so while the case is pending, Mississippi Democratic primaries will remain open to all registered voters. The U.S. District Court had let the Democratic Party close its primaries. Thanks to Steve Rankin for this news.