On August 10, a U.S. District Court in Wyoming ruled that Fremont County must use single-member districts to elect its five county commissioners. The court had already ruled back on April 29 that the current system, in which all five … Continue reading
On August 13, the Connecticut House approved SB 551, the bill that adds a severance clause to the state’s public funding program. This means that the program will survive, even though parts of it were declared unconstitutional last month. The … Continue reading
On August 12, New York Governor David Paterson signed a budget bill that incorporates the language of S6725A. See the text of that bill here. The new law provides that if the U.S. Census Bureau counts prisoners at their prison … Continue reading
On August 12, Tim Fasano, Independent American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada, filed a 39-page brief in the Nevada Supreme Court, arguing that one of his opponents, Tea Party nominee Scott Ashjian, should be removed from the ballot. … Continue reading
Jeff Anderson, an independent candidate for U.S. House in Georgia’s 11th district this year, has announced that he will carry out a strong write-in campaign. The state required him to collect 20,819 valid signatures. He planned the petition two years … Continue reading
