Nebraska Senator Bill Avery has intoduced LB 1059, to allow initiative and referendum petitions to be signed electronically. Here is a copy of the bill. It has a hearing on February 10 in the Senate’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs … Continue reading
Rosalea Barker is a California journalist who writes for a New Zealand monthly publication, “Werewolf” (werewolf.co.nz). Here is her article, for a New Zealand audience, about California’s “top-two open primary.” Werewolf is part of the Scoop Independent news network. … Continue reading
On February 6, California Assemblyman Sandre Swanson (D-Alameda), speaking at a campaign rally, criticized California’s Proposition 14, the “top-two open primary”. Swanson, who is the only black state legislator from northern California, is in his second term. He said the … Continue reading
California Republican Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who is running in the Republican primary this year for U.S. Senate, has come out in opposition to the “top-two open primary” measure that will be on the June 2010 ballot in California. In a … Continue reading
This article from the Los Angeles Times explains that the Academy of Arts and Sciences, which awards Oscars, will use Instant Runoff Voting to choose the “best motion picture” this year. Thanks to David Holtzman for the link. … Continue reading
