Since 1879, California’s Constitution has required candidates for the legislature to have lived in their district for at least one year before the election. Yet the California Secretary of State and Attorney General have not enforced this Constitutional provision since … Continue reading
Since 1879, California’s Constitution has required candidates for the legislature to have lived in their district for at least one year before the election. Yet the California Secretary of State and Attorney General have not enforced this Constitutional provision since … Continue reading
One state legislative election in the November 2, 2010 Massachusetts election is still unsettled. See this story. The election was so close between the two candidates, even after a recount, that the dispute went to court. The judge now says … Continue reading
One state legislative election in the November 2, 2010 Massachusetts election is still unsettled. See this story. The election was so close between the two candidates, even after a recount, that the dispute went to court. The judge now says … Continue reading
U.S. House member Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) has introduced HR 453, to require states to use “bipartisan” commissions to draw U.S. House district boundaries. The text of the bill is not yet available, but the press release says the bill requires … Continue reading
Two bills are pending in the New York legislature to decrease the number of signatures needed for petitions. Assemblymember Barbara Clark (D-Queens) is the lead author of both bills. A2939 would cut the number of signatures in half for all … Continue reading