On October 2, Research & Polling released a presidential poll for New Mexico, taken after the September 26 presidential debate. The results: Hillary Clinton 35%, Donald Trump 31%, Gary Johnson 24%, undecided or other 8%. See this story. … Continue reading
On September 29, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1094. It said that statewide initiatives can’t be on the ballot if all of the signatures are collected by paid petitioners. Instead at least 5% of the signatures had to be … Continue reading
KPCC, the largest public radio station in southern California, has this report on California’s top-two system and how it is working. … Continue reading
On late Friday, September 30, U.S. District Court Judge William Watkins refused to order the Alabama Secretary of State to put Rocky De La Fuente on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate. The state had earlier checked his petition … Continue reading
Nebraska has a county distribution requirement for statewide initiatives. Last year a U.S. District Court had struck it down. But on July 14, 2016, the Eighth Circuit had ruled that the lower court ruling is void because the plaintiff, Kent … Continue reading
