On January 12, one group of Arizona opponents of extra public funding for certain candidates filed their opening brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. Read it here. The text is 90 pages. … Continue reading
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Nebraska State Senator Bill Avery has introduced LB 224. It would prevent future recall petitions, unless the official to be recalled has been convicted of a crime that involves dishonesty, or unless the official has committed malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. … Continue reading
Virginia Delegate Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) has introduced HB 1667, to reduce the number of signatures for candidates running in a presidential primary from 10,000 signatures to 5,000. Currently, Virginia is the only state that requires more than 5,000 signatures for … Continue reading
On January 11, the West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in State ex rel West Virginia Citizen Action Group v Tomblin, 101494. The issue is whether the Constitution requires a special gubernatorial election when the governor leaves office more than … Continue reading
Ted Glick, long-term leader of the Independent Progressive Politics Network, has this essay, “The Third Force Idea” posted at Dissident Voice. … Continue reading