Late night run through Capitol Hill

I landed late last night and still had some energy, so I took out on a run here in downtown DC. I serve on the National Conference of State Legislatures Redistricting and Elections Committee, and we're about to convene to discuss voting machines and the 2008 elections. We'll also meet with officials with the U.S. Census Bureau today to discuss the redistricting database and the North Carolina redistricting case that will soon be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court that deals with the Voting Rights Act. I serve on the committee with Rep. Rich Gallot (D-Louisiana) and Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio). Robbie Wills is also here meeting on transportation funding issues. Later this evening, we'll both participate in a roundtable on state fiscal conditions.