The Massachusetts legislative committees that hear election law bills heard the presidential candidate tax return bill on September 6, but the committee has not moved the bill. It is SB 365. It is possible that Massachusetts legislators are waiting to … Continue reading
This New York Times article discusses the increase in candidates for public office who are ages 17 through 21. … Continue reading
On September 28, U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld New York’s law that makes it a criminal offense for a voter to photograph his or her own voted ballot. Silberberg v Board of Elections, … Continue reading
I have this opinion piece in Fox & Hounds blog, about the relationship between California’s new March primary (starting after 2018) and the viability of the top-two system. … Continue reading
The Journal Star, daily newspaper for Lincoln, Nebraska, has this editorial, criticizing the 2016 law that raised the number of signatures for a non-presidential independent from 4,000 signatures to 10% of the number of registered voters. … Continue reading
