BlueOregon, one of Oregon’s best-known political webpages, has this article (and lively discussion by commenters) on SB 326, which recently passed the Oregon legislature. The bill eliminates the 2005 law that prevents primary voters from signing an independent candidate’s petition, … Continue reading
The Delaware legislature adjourned at 5 a.m. on the morning of July 1. HB 198, the National Popular Vote Plan bill, did not get brought up in the Senate (it had passed the House on June 24). However, the bill … Continue reading
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, from California’s 10th district, resigned to become an Undersecretary of State on June 26. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will soon set the date for the special election to fill that vacancy. Already the Green Party has a member … Continue reading
The Arizona legislature met all night, June 30-July 1, and adjourned at 7:30 a.m. on July 1. In a surprise, the bill to set up a public vote on whether to keep the state’s public funding, failed to pass the … Continue reading
Almost all of the interesting election law bills in the U.S. House have continued to add co-sponsors during June. In order of how many co-sponsors each bill has, here is a list: 1. Popular vote on Puerto Rico status: 151 … Continue reading
