According to this article in the Tucson Daily Star, proponents of a top-two initiative in Arizona are giving up, because Texas billionaires John and Laura Arnold do not agree with the strategy for passing the measure, and the Arnolds were … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
Jack Schwartz is a candidate for State’s Attorney for Rock Island County, Illinois. According to this story, his petition to get on the Democratic primary ballot was ruled invalid, so he will instead run as an independent candidate. The petition … Continue reading
Maryland Delgate Alonzo Washington (D-Hyattsville) has introduced HB 1559. It lowers the number of signatures for a statewide independent candidate from 1% of the number of registered voters (now approximately 37,000 signatures) to exactly 10,000 signatures. … Continue reading
On March 10, proponents of a Maine initiative to legalize marijuana filed a lawsuit over whether their initiative has enough valid signatures. The law requires 61,123 signatures. Proponents submitted 99,229. The Secretary of State determined that only 51,543 signatures are … Continue reading
On March 10, Judge Dan Pellegrini of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen. The judge ruled that a “natural-born citizen” is one who is a citizen at birth and who therefore does not need … Continue reading