Illinois HB 6000 would make ballot access considerably more difficult for the non-partisan post of Chicago Alderman. The House had set it for a second reading floor vote on March 25, but then it was removed from the calendar and … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2010
According to this news story, Ohio’s Secretary of State has promulgated a directive that requires voters who are voting in a different party’s primary this year, relative to 2008, to sign pledges of support for the party whose primary ballot … Continue reading
California Courts are still working on adjudicating various complaints about the wording of statements about issues and candidates in the government-printed Voters Handbooks. On March 29, a Superior Court in Santa Clara County made changes to candidate statements. See this … Continue reading
The next step in the American Independent Party lawsuit over the identity of the actual state officers, King v Robinson, is that the Defendants will answer the Complaint on or before April 5, 2010. In a civil lawsuit, the “answer” … Continue reading
On March 29, this reply brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens for Police Accountability Political Committee v Browning, 09-861. The issue is whether Florida is violating the Constitution by letting exit pollsters station themselves within 25 … Continue reading
On March 29, Colorado HB 1271 passed the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. This bill eases ballot access for independent candidates. It has already passed the House. Current law says no one can be an independent candidate (except … Continue reading