On May 30, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, vetoed HB 1406. The bill would have imposed restrictions on initiative petitioners. It would have banned paid circulators who are not residents of Colorado. It also would have required paid circulators … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Ballotpedia is a web page with “wiki” characteristics, covering legal and political news about ballot initiatives. It was started on May 30, 2007. For more about Ballotpedia, see here. … Continue reading
The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, published this editorial on Sunday, June 1. It calls on the legislature to ease the ballot access laws for new and minor parties. Thanks to Sean Haugh for the link. … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State has released registration data for the May 19 tally. It shows these percentages: Democratic 43.75%, Republican 32.53%, American Independent 2.06%, Green .75%, Libertarian .49%, Peace & Freedom .35%, Reform .19%, other and independent 19.88%. By … Continue reading
Here is a link to the Democratic Puerto Rico presidential primary election results from June 1, thanks to CNN. … Continue reading
On May 30, CNN Newsroom did a televised story, lasting approximately two minutes, about how Barack Obama challenged the petitions of all his opponents in his first primary election, for State Senate in Illinois’ 13th district. Four Democrats turned in … Continue reading