On January 16, the Massachusetts Senate passed HB 3788, which establishes early voting and election-day registration. See this story. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
On January 20, a subcommittee of the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee passed HB 645. This is the bill to provide for party labels on the general election ballot, for partisan county offices. The vote was 4-3. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, hears Common Cause v Biden, 12-5412, on January 21. The lawsuit, filed by Common Cause, five U.S. House members, and others, argues that U.S. Senate Rule XXII (the “cloture rule”, also called the … Continue reading
Tennessee’s State Constitution says that state court judges should be chosen by popular vote, but the state has not been holding such elections in recent years, and depends on appointing judges. This article describes John Jay Hooker’s attempts to win … Continue reading
This article in the Kennebec Journal (from Maine) explains that veterans of the Americans Elect movement are active in assisting Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate this year for Governor of Maine. Cutler placed second as an independent for Governor in … Continue reading