On April 10, the California Poll released a poll for the Secretary of State’s race. The poll was underway before State Senator Leland Yee, a Democratic candidate for Secretary of State, had been arrested. After the arrest, the poll stopped … Continue reading
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On April 10, the Vermont Senate rejected amendments made by the House to S.86, the omnibus election law bill. One of the differences between the Senate version and the House version is the petition deadline for independent candidates. The Senate … Continue reading
See this very lengthy report in Businessweek on Marianne Williamson, independent candidate for U.S. House in California’s 33rd district. … Continue reading
On April 10, the Missouri Senate passed SB 892, which moves the presidential primary from February to March. Thanks to FrontloadingHQ for this news. … Continue reading
Here is a newspaper story describing the oral argument on April 9 in the Iowa Supreme Court, in Chiodo v The Section 43.24 Panel. The issue is the meaning of the Iowa Constitutional provision that says persons convicted of “infamous … Continue reading
On April 3, the Idaho Secretary of State posted a list of candidates for federal and state office in Idaho this year, including independent candidates. See this link. The only candidates that could possibly be added would be the nominees … Continue reading