New York state is trying to persuade the federal government to give it a waiver of the 2009 law that tells all states they must send overseas absentee ballots no later than 45 days before any federal primary or federal … Continue reading
On September 26, California Governor Jerry Brown signed many bills, and vetoed a few bills. But he did not act on three interesting election law bills: (1) SB 202, which says statewide initiatives cannot be placed on primary ballots; (2) … Continue reading
Ballot Access News erroneously omitted the Oregon data, on how money each political party receives from state income tax check-off forms, when it published this data in the September 1, 2011 print edition. The Oregon legislature, in 2009, provided that … Continue reading
On September 26, New Jersey bill A3777 was signed into law. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. The bill has no effect on petition deadlines for minor party or independent candidates. Thanks to Frontloading HQ for this … Continue reading
On Friday, September 23, a jury was finally chosen in the case known as People v Haggerty, the case involving the 2009 election for Mayor of New York city. See this story. Mayor Bloomberg contributed more than $1,000,000 to the … Continue reading
