This article describes the effort by two Pennsylvania legislators to win support for their bill to abolish popular elections for state judges. Thanks to How Appealing for the link. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2013
On December 6, the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance issued an advisory opinion, saying that for campaign finance purposes, all political parties should be treated alike, whether they are ballot-qualified or not. The opinion had been requested last month by … Continue reading
According to this story, an independent member of the Canadian Parliament, Bruce Hyer, says he has decided to cease being an independent, and will join a party. He was previously a member of the New Democratic Party. Sources believe he … Continue reading
Recently, two polls were released for the California June 2014 gubernatorial primary. The PPIC poll shows: Democrat Jerry Brown 47%, Republican Tim Donnelly 16%, Republican Abel Maldonado 7%, someone else (volunteered) 1%, undecided 29%. Scroll down to page 12 for … Continue reading
The lawsuit Stein v Chapman has been appealed to the Eleventh Circuit. This is the case in which the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties have challenged the March petition deadline (which only exists in presidential election years) for the petition … Continue reading