On February 15, the Washington State Senate passed Substitute SB 6449, which makes it illegal for convicted sex offenders to circulate initiative or referendum petitions. The bill adds other restrictions to the petition process as well. The vote was 29-19. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Hill has this story, speculating that Florida Governor Charlie Crist may yet decide to run for the U.S. Senate this year as an independent, instead of as a Republican. The article has an allusion to Senator Specter of Pennsylvania, … Continue reading
Hawaii will hold a special election on Saturday, May 22, to fill the soon-to-be vacant U.S. House seat, First District. Incumbent Neil Abercrombie will soon resign in order to run for Governor. Hawaii holds primaries and special elections on Saturdays. … Continue reading
See this fascinating brief, filed February 25 in the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Reed, 09-559. This is the case over whether states should make public the names and addresses of people who sign petitions. Even if you normally … Continue reading
On February 25, the Maine Joint Legal & Veterans Affairs defeated LD 1690. It would have provided that after the town clerks had checked initiative and referendum petitions, the Secretary of State would have made an electronic list available to … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has set a conference date of March 19 for Simmons v Galvin, 09-920, the case over whether the Voting Rights Act applies to state laws that ban ex-felons or felons from registering to vote. The case … Continue reading