The California State Senate Elections Committee will hold a hearing on AB 583 on July 10. This is the public funding bill. It is mildly discriminatory against minor party members, but very discriminatory against independent candidates. It has already passed … Continue reading
Two election law bills of interest are pending in the extended session of the Illinois legislature. HB 1685 is the National Popular Vote Plan, and HB 1752 is the timid improvement in ballot access laws. Both bills were supposed to … Continue reading
On June 21, leaders of the Democratic Party of Florida met with national Democratic chair Howard Dean. They emerged from the meeting optimistic that the national party will not fully enforce its bylaws, which severely punish state Democratic Parties that … Continue reading
The voters of Ontario Province will vote on October 10, 2007, on this question: “Which electoral system should Ontario use to elect members to the provincial legislature? (1) The existing electoral system (first-past-the-post); or (2) The alternative electoral system proposed … Continue reading
On June 21, the Delaware House of Representatives passed HB 61 by 35-5. It says that no one may appear on the ballot for any office unless he or she files an oath that his or her income taxes and … Continue reading
