The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Stevo v Keith, 08-1187, at its May 14 conference. Stevo v Keith challenges Illinois law, which says that in some election years independent candidates for U.S. House need 5,000 signatures, but … Continue reading
On April 29, Arkansas Green Party legislator Richard Carroll said he will change parties from “Green” to “Democratic” as soon as the legislature adjourns in a few days. See this AP story. Thanks to Sean Haugh for this news. … Continue reading
On April 29, Colorado Republican Senators tried a parliamentary maneuver to kill HB 1299, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. However, the bill survived, and will probably come up for a rollcall in the Senate in the next two weeks. … Continue reading
On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in NAMUDNO v Holder, 08-322. The issue is the constitutionality of section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which requires local and state governments in part of the nation to … Continue reading
The New Jersey Star-Ledger’s Guest Blog (April 27) features a brief discussion of independent gubernatorial candidate Christopher Daggett. The two guest bloggers are two former New Jersey Governors, Republican Tom Kean and Democrat Brendan Byrne. Byrne says, “Chris Daggett is … Continue reading
