On March 29, this reply brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens for Police Accountability Political Committee v Browning, 09-861. The issue is whether Florida is violating the Constitution by letting exit pollsters station themselves within 25 … Continue reading
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On March 29, Colorado HB 1271 passed the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. This bill eases ballot access for independent candidates. It has already passed the House. Current law says no one can be an independent candidate (except … Continue reading
The Gotham Gazette has this article, which explains that the New York city Board of Elections has been without an executive director since January, just as it is charged with using entirely new vote-counting equipment in this year’s elections. The … Continue reading
Film star Russell Crowe has just donated $10,000 to the Australian Green Party, according to this story. The Australian dollar is roughly equivalent to the U.S. dollar. … Continue reading
On March 29, Louisiana state representative Joel Robideaux was elected Speaker Pro Tempore of the State House. Robideaux is an independent. He defeated Noble Ellington, a Democrat, by a vote of 53-48. Speaker Pro Tempore is the second most powerful … Continue reading