In the November 2, 2010 election in Washington state, incumbent Democrat Jean Berkey was ousted in the primary, and in November, her seat went to Democrat Nick Harper. Berkey has always been perceived as a centrist Democrat, while Harper was … Continue reading
On February 15, California held its first elections under the Proposition 14 “top-two” system. Both elections were to fill vacancies in the State Senate, in districts within Los Angeles County (one district extends into neighboring counties as well). The semi-official … Continue reading
On February 18, New Mexico bill SB 403 passed the Rules Committee and now goes to the Judiciary Committee. It is an omnibus election law bill with a few ballot access improvements. It lowers the number of signatures needed for … Continue reading
On February 2, Nebraska bill LB 399 passed the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. It repeals the county distribution requirement for statewide non-presidential independent candidates. It replaces it with a congressional district distribution requirement. The bill makes no change … Continue reading
The Hawaii House has killed HB 1116, which would have made it possible for the state to release the birth certificates of prominent persons, if the person requesting the information paid $100. See this story. … Continue reading
