On June 19, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the State Constitution’s one-year residency requirement for legislative candidates should be construed permissively. The case is Gray v Taylor, SC 92620. One incumbent Democratic legislator sought to keep her Democratic … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
On June 19, the California Senate Elections Committee passed AB 1436, the bill to permit individuals to register to vote on election day. See this story. Assuming it is signed into law, it won’t be in effect until 2015 at … Continue reading
This newspaper story suggests that Kathleen Curry, independent candidate for Colorado State House, may win this year’s race in the 61st district. Curry almost won in November 2010 as a write-in candidate. In the November 2010 election, the vote was: … Continue reading
On June 18, the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to leave the recent Ninth Circuit opinion in Gonzalez v Arizona intact, at least for now. The Ninth … Continue reading
The San Diego Registrar of Voters’ web page reports that the vote for Superior Court Judge is: Gary Kreep 202,873; Garland Peed 201,415. The web page also reports that only 2,000 uncounted votes remain. It is likely there will be … Continue reading