Yup, Stephen Colbert is allowed to form his political action committee.

The last time he was in town, an impromptu crowd chanted his name and delivered a stirring rendition of “Happy Birthday” — but this time around, Stephen Colbert’s trip to the Federal Election Commission is all business. (Okay, maybe not all business.)

Yup, this is awesome. I mean, “Sunglasses at Night”? Well done, WAMU producer Michael Martinez, well done.

This much is finally clear — nine candidates will appear on the ballot for the April 26 At-Large Special Election. Yesterday, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics announced that Jacque Patterson would be denied a spot on the ballot, while ruling that Republican Patrick Mara had gotten just enough signatures to remain on. Bryan Weaver, who had originally fallen 52 signatures below the 3,000-signature threshold to get on the ballot, was able to collect enough forms attesting to the validity of the people who signed his nominating petitions to stay on.