This skepticism was enshrined in law in the early 20th century when the nation adopted strict rules banning corporations from contributing to political campaigns. Today that ban is in danger from the Supreme Court, which hears arguments next month in a little-noticed case that could open the floodgates to corporate money in politics.
 

In the clearest sign yet that he has dramatically shifted strategies since falling behind in the U.S. Senate recount, Republican Norm Coleman's campaign said Monday that it will push to have all 12,000 absentee ballots rejected in the election reconsidered and to ensure that those wrongly set aside are counted.

DETROIT -- Absentee ballots go out to voters next week, and they're in such demand they could decide the mayoral primary that a Wednesday poll suggests is becoming a three-man race.

In their fight to overturn the U.S. Senate recount, Norm Coleman's legal team has begun pressing some Minnesota counties for documents on hundreds of thousands of ballots that were not previously disputed.

DAYTON — The maker of Montgomery County's electronic voting machines is blaming a damaged memory card for the loss of five ballots on Election Day.

The issue will be discussed on the same day Noblesville school district residents will use the same voting machines to decide a ballot question on whether to spend $59.5 million on building projects.

This issue arose during the 2008 election when the U.S. Department of Justice sued Virginia, contending that the state mailed its overseas ballots too late for service members to receive and return them in time to be counted.

Here are the major findings of the analysis:
• After nearly 40 years of decline, the percentage of registered Californians casting ballots has increased in each of the last three presidential elections. On Nov. 4, 79.4 percent of registered voters cast ballots, the highest turnout since 1976.

The commission chairwoman, Rosemary Rodriguez, said she received a letter from North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St.

The claim seeks costs the state incurred to correct security gaps in the voting system that were uncovered several years ago by independent investigations.