On July 12, the California Senate Elections Committee passed AB 446 by 4-1. This is the bill that lowers the petition for a new party from 10% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. It … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
On July 12, Sacramento Superior Court Judge James Arguelles ruled that California Governor Gavin Newsom may not have his party affiliation listed on the September 14 recall ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
On July 12, attorneys for the state of California filed this brief in the case over whether paid petitioners must be classed as employees instead of independent contractors. Thanks to Aaron Starr for the link. … Continue reading
On July 1, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed SB 80, which puts party labels on general election ballots for candidates for Supreme Court Justice and Judge of a State Appeals Court. The office has always been partisan, with party nominees … Continue reading
On July 12, the Libertarian Party announced the results of the ranked choice voting for national chair of the party. The new chair is Whitney Bilyeu, who has recently been the state chair of the Texas party. There were five … Continue reading