The Macon Telegraph reports that early voting begins today in Georgia’s Democratic Senate primary runoff between DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones and former Georgia Department of Human Resources Commissioner Jim Martin. The two, who are competing to take on GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss in November, “beat out three other candidates in the primary this month, but neither topped 50 percent. Jones was the closest, with 40.4 percent.” There’s a twist to the runoff: “Any registered voter in Georgia who did not vote in the Republican primary can vote in the Democratic runoff,” the paper noted. Polling places will be open Aug. 5 for those who want to wait, “but advance voting runs Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.”

According to the New York Post, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., was thinking ahead — far ahead — in 2006 when he bought the list of e-mail addresses compiled by his erstwhile rival for the 2005 Democratic nomination for mayor, Fernando Ferrer. Now Weiner is using that list to solicit support for his own 2009 bid for mayor of the Big Apple. In 2005, “the Brooklyn-Queens congressman opted out of a runoff against Ferrer, helping clear the way for the former Bronx Borough president to become the Democratic nominee.” But Ferrer lost the November election to incumbent Michael Bloomberg, who is now term-limited.

TheKansas City Star, in an editorial yesterday, endorsed state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins over former Rep. Jim Ryun in the Republican primary contest for the right to challenge freshman Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., who defeated Ryun two years ago. “She has been an energetic and capable officeholder, and speaks with enthusiasm about confronting national problems.”... Jenkins also has an ability to get along with politicians across the spectrum,” the paper said.