On January 4, the California Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the power to put advisory questions on the statewide ballot, if that measure asks about a proposed federal constitutional amendment. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v Padilla. The vote … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders’ web page has this list of all the states, explaining which voters can vote for Sanders in each state. Thanks to Nancy Ross for the link. … Continue reading
Rocky De La Fuente’s success in getting 10,000 valid signatures so as to qualify for the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary ballot earned him this story in the Charlotte Observer. … Continue reading
On January 4, filing opened for the Illinois presidential primaries. For the Democratic presidential primary, supporters of Hillary Clinton and Willie Wilson were both waiting at the door for the 8 a.m. opening. A lottery will be used to determine … Continue reading
Anna Keenan, of Prince Edward Island Province, Canada, believes that the “Dual Member Mixed Proportional” System is the best proportional representation system. It is called DMP for short. Here is a slide show to explain how it would work for … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court will hear Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Merrill, 3:15cv-1851, on January 22. The party will ask for injunctive relief against the ban on out-of-state circulators. Here is the complaint, which was filed on December 22, 2015. … Continue reading