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State Senator Justin Alfond, elected to the Maine Senate in 2008, is interested in improving his state’s ballot access laws for minor parties. He is a Democrat representing part of Portland.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
On December 8, two Minnesota state legislators said they will introduce a bill to provide for run-offs in statewide general elections, when the margin between the two candidates is less than one-half of 1%. See this story. The legislators did … Continue reading
Last year, the New York city council suspended term limits (for themselves and for Mayor) that the city voters had passed in 1993 and reaffirmed in 1996. Supporters of the term limits law filed a federal lawsuit on November 10, … Continue reading
On January 9, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear NAMUDNO v Mukasey, the case from Texas that challenges section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 5 is the part of the federal act that requires certain … Continue reading
On January 7, backers of California’s Proposition 8 filed a federal lawsuit, asking that they be exempted from complying with California election laws that require disclosure of the names of people who give as much as $100 to a campaign … Continue reading