Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, who is in charge of state elections in that state, has issued interim rules on how initiative signatures may be obtained electronically. See this story. The Lieutenant Governor’s office will also ask the Utah legislature next year … Continue reading
The Conservative Party, a fairly new nationally-organized party, will hold its first national convention in New Orleans on July 22-24. Emphasis will be on writing the party’s platform. See the party’s web page here for more information. The convention will … Continue reading
On July 8, the West Virginia Attorney General ruled that the state is free to hold a special election for U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010, even if the legislature does nothing. The Attorney General said that the Governor is … Continue reading
Mary Norwood, independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia Commission, plans to submit more than 44,000 valid signatures on the petition deadline, July 13. She also plans to sue to overturn the law that says an independent candidate … Continue reading
Earlier this year, Florida voters put two initiatives on the November 2010 ballot to require non-partisan redistricting for state legislative seats and U.S. House seats. They will be on the ballot as Amendments 5 and 6. In response, the state … Continue reading
