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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has called a special election to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat for October 16, 2013. The primary will be in August. See this story. … Continue reading
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On June 4, the Connecticut legislature passed HB 6580, which outlaws fusion unless both parties had polled at least 15,000 votes for one of the state statewide offices at the previous gubernatorial election. The bill passed the House on June … Continue reading
On June 4, a South Carolina conference committee passed SB 2, the “Equal Access to Ballot Act.” The bill is helpful, although one could argue that its title exaggerates what it actually does. It provides that all candidates, incumbents and … Continue reading
On May 22, Robert Raymond, a professional petitioner, filed his brief in the Ninth Circuit in Raymond v Fenumiai, 13-35090. The issue is Alaska’s ban on out-of-state petitioners, which only includes ballot measures, not candidates. The U.S. District Court had … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg died on June 3. Because New Jersey was holding a gubernatorial election anyway on November 4, 2013, a date that is more than 70 days in the future, there will probably be a special U.S. Senate … Continue reading