Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, president of the State Senate, will face a recall election in November 2011. See this story. Like Wisconsin, when a recall gets enough signature in Arizona, there is no separate vote on whether to recall … Continue reading
This year, the Florida legislature passed a bill that lets state officials choose the presidential primary date. This story shows that it is impossible to predict when the Florida presidential primary will be held. That uncertainty affects two other states … Continue reading
On July 8, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed SB 282, this year’s omnibus election law bill. See this story. Among other things, the bill moved the presidential primary from February to March; provided for special elections when a vacancy occurs … Continue reading
On July 8, Dan La Botz filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., over a complete absence of objective criteria in several televised debates last year between candidates for U.S. Senate in Ohio. La Botz was the … Continue reading
On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. issued this opinion in LaRoque v Holder, 10-5433. The decision says that independent candidate John Nix, who wants to run for city council of Kinston, North Carolina, in the November … Continue reading
