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On April 24, the Connecticut legislature tabled HB 5024, the bill that would have made it possible for voters to register at the polls on election day. Thanks to Josh Van Vranken for this news. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Federal Election Commission, at its April 26 meeting, had been scheduled to decide whether to lift the contribution limit when a candidate suffers a loss of campaign funds due to embezzlement. The request had been made by U.S. Senator … Continue reading
Paul White is an independent candidate this year for State Senate in Stone County, Arkansas. His petition is due on May 1. The district has an incumbent Republican who is running for re-election this year. According to this story, the … Continue reading
On April 26, the Alabama Senate passed SB 15. As amended, it lowers the number of signatures for minor parties and independent non-presidential candidates from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5% of the last gubernatorial vote. It also … Continue reading
On April 23, the Sixth Circuit issued this opinion in McGlone v Bell, 10-6055. The issue was whether the plaintiff, a Christian who wanted to speak to students on a public college campus, could be barred if he didn’t apply … Continue reading