Democrats quietly have prepared an omnibus election bill that would move certain races to odd-numbered years, allow them to put their tax plan on the ballot in 2011 and, perhaps, move the September House special election to November, several well-placed sources confirm.
The bill draft was being passed around late last week and Monday, with election experts reviewing it.
The measure is sure to set off a capital temblor, and it is unclear if and when it will be introduced, if it could garner GOP support and if the governor would sign it.
There also was talk that the measure could write rules for the special election that could invalidate the lower court decision that so distressed Democrats, but it’s unclear if that will make it into the final version – or what form it would take.