There have been many outlandish petition deadlines for newly qualifying parties, but the most extreme such deadline that ever existed is the Arkansas deadline. In presidential election years, the petition is due in September of the odd year before the … Continue reading
The New York Times of May 22 has this front-page story about attempts to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the ballot. The story concentrates on Mississippi, Florida, Idaho, and South Dakota. … Continue reading
On May 21, proponents of Ohio initiatives filed this reply brief in Thompson v DeWine, the case over whether petitioning relief should have been granted for Ohio initiatives during 2020. Although the proponents of initiatives had failed to gain injunctive … Continue reading
On May 20, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed AB 446 by 13-3. It reduces the number of signatures for a new party from 10% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 3%. This sounds like a big improvement, but the … Continue reading
On May 20, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed SB 660. It makes it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. Now the bill goes to the Senate floor. Each of the last three California Governors vetoed a … Continue reading
