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On March 6, Estonia held a national election. Almost 25% of the voters voted by internet. See this story. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2011
On March 3, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island approved settlement of the lawsuit Matson v Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 10-435-ML. The lawsuit had been filed last October by John O. Matson, an independent candidate for U.S. … Continue reading
Tim Eyman, a leading proponent of the initiative process in Washington state, has this commentary, rejoicing that SB 5297 and HB 1668 failed to pass in Washington state this year. The bills, as originally written, required signature-gathering businesses to register … Continue reading
On March 7, the Texas House Election Committee heard testimony on HB 418, the bill to charge filing fees for independent candidates, and candidates nominated by convention. Minor parties nominate by convention in Texas, and only the Democratic and Republican … Continue reading
Russell Mokhiber has this piece, in Counterpunch, criticizing Common Cause for weighing in in favor of discriminatory public funding laws in the Connecticut Green Party case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for the link. … Continue reading