It is somewhat plausible that the U.S. Supreme Court will put the Arizona ballot access case on its conference of February 27. The case is Brewer v Nader, 08-648. The issues are the early June petition deadline for independent candidates, … Continue reading
Five members of the North Carolina House have introduced H47, to establish the initiative for proposed changes to the state Constitution. The sponsors, all Republicans, are John Blust, Curtis Blackwood, William Current, Tim Moore, and Edgar Starnes. Such initiatives would … Continue reading
On February 5, Capitol Weekly/Probolsky Research Poll released a poll on whether Californians would vote for a “top-two” primary system. The idea received support from 49% of the voters, with 35% opposed and the rest undecided. See here for the … Continue reading
On February 5, Capitol Weekly/Probolsky Research Poll released a poll on whether Californians would vote for a “top-two” primary system. The idea received support from 49% of the voters, with 35% opposed and the rest undecided. See here for the … Continue reading
On February 6, the Utah House Government Operations Committee passed SB 27. It had passed the Senate on January 30. It makes two small but useful changes to procedures for independent presidential candidates. It restores the statutory petition deadline that … Continue reading
