Various interesting election law bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have mostly continued to gain co-sponsors. Below are the number of additional co-sponsors added since June 30, for various bills: HR 2499 (vote on Puerto Rican status) has gained … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2009
On July 13, Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Mary Cheh eliminated a provision from her Omnibus Election Reform Act, bill number 18-345. She eliminated adding candidate filing fees to the election law. The hearing on the bill, also on July 13, … Continue reading
On July 7, the California Senate Elections Committee passed AB 909. This is the bill that provides that independent voters, at the polls on primary day, must be told that they are free to choose a Republican ballot, a Democratic … Continue reading
The Post-Standard, daily newspaper of Syracuse, New York, has this good-natured and clear explanation of the details of petitioning in New York state. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. … Continue reading
The New Agenda is an organization started in 2008 that seeks to achieve opportunity for women by addressing issues which unite women, and by advancing women into leadership roles in the U.S. The New Agenda’s blog has this July 11 … Continue reading