On June 19, the California Assembly Elections Committee will hear ACA 10, by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles). Currently, an initiative to change the California Constitution needs a petition signed by 8% of the last gubernatorial vote. The proposal would … Continue reading
Three candidates for city council of Portsmouth, Virginia, are off the ballot, because they submitted their petitions late. However, they were relying on information about the deadline that the city itself has published. See this story. … Continue reading
Two Florida Democrats were kept off the August primary ballot because of paperwork errors, but have filed a lawsuit in court to get on the ballot. See this story. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. … Continue reading
On July 15, the Virginia Republican Party voted to nominate its statewide candidates in 2013 by convention instead of by primary. See this story. … Continue reading
Arizona held a special election on June 12, to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House seat, 8th district. Even though all the provisional ballots still haven’t been counted, turnout is already 47.1% of the number of registered voters, and … Continue reading
