Election 2008 Roundup

• Secretary of State Betty Ireland has asked a federal judge to withdraw his April ruling that blocked parts of West Virginia's election advertising disclosure requirements. As The Associated Press reports, Ireland argues the recent special session legislation cures the flaws targeted by that ruling, but the group the challenged disclosure considers the new law as bad as the old one.

• A national group hopes to help elect Democrat Natalie Tennant as West Virginia's next secretary of state, according to the Center for Public Integrity. The nonpartisan research center includes the state among four where the Secretary of State Project is starting to raise funds for Democrats running for that office. It's goal is “to protect our elections from dirty Republican tricks."

• The Charleston Daily Mail hears from candidates running for seats in Kanawha County's 30th House district.

• MetroNews touts a Republican pollster's surveys in the state Supreme Court and attorney general races, with audio.