Here is a link to California election returns. Proposition 14, the top-two ballot measure, has 59.5% “Yes”. Proposition 15, to repeal the state law that bans public funding, is losing with 43.3%. California now has the most restrictive general election … Continue reading
The State, the daily newspaper for Columbia, South Carolina, has this editorial, urging Governor Mark Sanford to veto H.3746, the bill that makes it more difficult for independent candidates to get on the ballot. Thanks to Gregg Jocoy for the … Continue reading
The Sacramento Bee has this article, in which California Secretary of State Debra Bowen expresses some fears that if Proposition 14 passes and is implemented, the state’s vote-counting equipment may have trouble with the long lists of candidates that would … Continue reading
According to this news story from North Carolina, Democrats are fighting the attempt of the Service Employees International Union to qualify an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 8th district. Democrats say the petitioners are misinforming voters about the … Continue reading
On June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Arizona from paying full public funding for candidates for state office. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
