On March 5, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh ruled that Jason Altmire, an incumbent member of Congress, may be on the Democratic primary ballot. His petition was challenged, partly because one of his circulators allegedly didn’t live in the … Continue reading
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The hearing in Rubin v Bowen, which had been set for March 6 in Superior Court in Alameda County (at the Oakland Courthouse) has been postponed until April 10. This is the case against the California “top-two” system (Proposition 14), … Continue reading
On March 5, the Georgia House passed HB 899, which contains all the Secretary of State’s election law recommendations except the provision lowering the number of signatures for minor party and independent candidates. The Macon newspaper story was correct. Representative … Continue reading
On March 6, the Maine Joint Taxation Committee will hold a work session on LD 1826, a bill to abolish Maine’s state income tax check-off that lets taxpayers choose to send a small donation to a political party. The Maine … Continue reading
On March 2, the Virginia Senate passed HB 1151, which says that petitions for President and both houses of Congress should use the old 2001-2010 U.S. House district boundaries. President and U.S. Senate petitions are affected by U.S. House district … Continue reading