On March 29, a U.S. District Court in North Carolina ruled that several North Carolina campaign finance laws are unconstitutional. North Carolina Right to Life v Leake, 5:99-cv-798, e.d. The Court struck down a law that required North Carolina Right … Continue reading
Wikipedia’s article on the National Popular Vote Plan can be seen here. It has a chart that shows the progress of the bills in each house of the legislature, which is more comprehensive than National Popular Vote Plan’s own site. … Continue reading
The Washington Post of April 2 carried an article titled, “The Decoy Effect, or How to Win an Election.” The article quotes Scott Highhouse, who has studied the “decoy effect” at Bowling Green State University, saying “Research on the decoy … Continue reading
Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Martin Meehan has announced that he will resign from Congress on May 9. Therefore, the state will hold a special congressional election in October 2007. Meehan represents the 5th district. He was unopposed for re-election in November … Continue reading
On Saturday, March 31, the Montana House passed SB 270 with only 5 “no” votes. It moves the petition deadline for independent candidates (for office other than president) from June to March.
