A few days ago, it became known that a Utah initiative to legalize medical marijuana had enough valid signatures. It is very difficult to get a statewide initiative on the Utah ballot. Then, opponents of the measure sued in state … Continue reading
On May 16, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed HB 2538. It eliminates special U.S. Senate elections if the seat becomes vacant in the middle of an election year. Instead, in such circumstances, the gubernatorial appointee would serve two and one-half … Continue reading
Andrew Gumbel, an author, journalist, and former foreign correspondent in many countries, has this op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. He argues that California’s top-two system isn’t working well and should be changed. Read about Gumbel here. UPDATE: also, CalMatters, … Continue reading
Steve Hoffman has filed to be on the August 2018 Washington state top-two primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Washington state law says any candidate can choose any partisan label as long as it is not obscene and … Continue reading
On May 18, the New York state ban on out-of-state circulators was declared unconstitutional. Here is the 25-page decision in Free Libertarian Party v Spano, e.d. 1:16cv-3054. The case was originally called Merced v Spano and had been filed in … Continue reading
