This three-and-one-half minute you tube describes the petition-gathering campaign conducted in Ohio in August and September to put HB 194 to a referendum. Opponents of the bill collected 318,240 signatures in only five weeks. Assuming the petition has enough valid … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
A lower state court judge in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, has ruled that the new state law, saying unopposed candidates should be left off general election ballots (if they are running for local partisan office), should not be followed. Two similar … Continue reading
On October 5, Americans Elect announced that it is about to start circulating its petition to be a party in Tennessee. See this story. If the group succeeds, it will be the first time any group has successfully completed the … Continue reading
In this interview, Donald Trump implies he is happy with the Republican presidential candidates, and that he has no interest in running as an independent. Thanks to Politico for the link. … Continue reading
Matt Miller, a Washington Post columnist who has already written supportedly about Americans Elect, has this new column. He says Americans Elect ought to run candidates for Congress as well as President. His column also reveals some interesting details about … Continue reading