On March 29, the Hawaii Senate passed HB 2397 on second reading. The bill will get a third reading vote on March 31. Assuming it passes that as well, it must return to the House, because the Senate had amended … Continue reading
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Illinois HB 6000 would make ballot access considerably more difficult for the non-partisan post of Chicago Alderman. The House had set it for a second reading floor vote on March 25, but then it was removed from the calendar and … Continue reading
According to this news story, Ohio’s Secretary of State has promulgated a directive that requires voters who are voting in a different party’s primary this year, relative to 2008, to sign pledges of support for the party whose primary ballot … Continue reading
California Courts are still working on adjudicating various complaints about the wording of statements about issues and candidates in the government-printed Voters Handbooks. On March 29, a Superior Court in Santa Clara County made changes to candidate statements. See this … Continue reading
The next step in the American Independent Party lawsuit over the identity of the actual state officers, King v Robinson, is that the Defendants will answer the Complaint on or before April 5, 2010. In a civil lawsuit, the “answer” … Continue reading