U.S. House member Nathan Deal, a Republican from northwest Georgia, sent a letter to President Barack Obama on December 1, 2009, asking the President to furnish a more complete birth certificate. See this story. Congressman Deal’s office confirms that the … Continue reading
On January 5, the New York City Board of Elections chose a new vote-counting system to replace the city’s old Shoup mechanical voting machines. From now on, New York city voters will fill out ballots by blackening an oval next … Continue reading
Jana Kemp, a former state Republican legislator in Idaho, has just launched her independent candidacy for Governor. She needed 1,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot, and has already completed the petition. See this story about her campaign. … Continue reading
The New York Times of January 5 has this fairly lengthy article about the Working Families Party, and its clout. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. … Continue reading
The PAC for the California Association of Health Underwriters (CAHU-PAC) recently contributed $100,000 toward the campaign to pass the “top-two open primary” ballot measure on the June 2010 California ballot. The PAC’s blog says, “The Legislature has placed a ballot … Continue reading
