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Now is the time for people who are dissatisfied with current election laws to look for legislators who will introduce bills to improve the laws in 2017. Few people are aware that this is the best time to be doing … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Eleventh Circuit will hear Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, 16-11689, in Atlanta, on Thursday, January 26, 2017. This is the case in which the U.S. District Court invalidated Georgia’s petition requirement, 1% of the number of registered voters, … Continue reading
On December 1, California Congressman Xavier Becerra was chosen by Governor Jerry Brown to be California’s new Attorney General. That will trigger a special election in his district, the 34th. When Becerra was re-elected last month, his opponent under the … Continue reading
Politico has this story about efforts to persuade presidential electors to vote for someone other than the winner of the popular vote in their own state. There is not a great deal of new news in the story, except for … Continue reading
On November 30, U.S. House member Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina) introduced HB 6409, which eliminates restrictions on how much an individual may donate to the campaign of a candidate for federal office. The bill also provides that if the contributor … Continue reading