Christina Tobin has this op-ed in the Sacramento Bee of April 11, on the subject of California’s Proposition 14, the top-two ballot measure. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
On April 8, the Libertarian Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal in Libertarian Party v Dardenne. The issue is whether Bob Barr should have been on the November 2008 ballot in Louisiana. The party submitted its … Continue reading
On April 23, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to review Simmons v Galvin, 09-920. This is the case from Massachusetts over whether the federal Voting Rights Act has any relevance to state laws that bar ex-felons or felons … Continue reading
On April 6, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 1140 by a vote of 3-2. It permits unregistered voters to register on election day. However, for 2012, such voters could only do this at a county government office, not … Continue reading
Every county in California elects county supervisors by district, except for San Mateo County, which elects them at-large (however, the county is divided into 5 districts, and the law requires that one board member must live in each of the … Continue reading