On February 25, the Maryland Senate will hear SB 240, in the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. This bill amends the law on petition validity, repealing the requirement that signatures on petitions must be an exact match of how … Continue reading
The February 20 issue of the Columbus Dispatch has this story about the Libertarian Party’s 2010 campaign in Ohio. This is the first year that the Libertarian Party has been on the ballot in a mid-term year in Ohio, as … Continue reading
The February 19 issue of California Watch has this article about a letter sent recently by wealthy campaign donors to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking her to support HR 1826, the Public Funding bill in the U.S. House. That bill has … Continue reading
Three Rhode Island Democratic Senators have introduced SB 2150. It requires political parties to let independent voters vote in their primaries. The authors are Leonidas Raptakis, Marc Cote, and Michael Pinga. Some leaders of the Republican Party have been thinking … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that let each U.S. House district elect its own presidential elector. In 2008, Barack Obama carried the Nebraska district that is based in Omaha. A bill to re-establish electing all presidential electors statewide, … Continue reading
