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On May 25, the Colorado legislature sent HB 1271 to the Governor. He has 30 days from that day to either sign or veto the bill. The bill eases ballot access for independent candidates. Currently no one may be an … Continue reading
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On May 27, the South Carolina Senate passed H. 3746, which makes it more difficult for an independent candidate to get on the ballot. The bill must now return to the House because it was amended in the Senate. The … Continue reading
Michael Feinstein, a Green Party leader and a former Mayor of Santa Monica, has this article about California’s Proposition 14 at Fox & Hounds. Feinstein also debates Proposition 14 on Los Angeles Public Radio KPCC on May 27, Thursday, at … Continue reading
For a year now, the campaign to pass Proposition 14, the California top-two measure on the June 8, 2010 ballot, has ignored the problem that Proposition 14 injures minor parties. However, the Los Angeles Times ran this editorial on May … Continue reading
The recent 9th circuit decision in McComish v Bennett upheld an Arizona public funding law. That law provides for extra public funding for candidates who have a well-funded opponent who is using only privately-raised money. Meanwhile, everyone is waiting for … Continue reading