This newspaper story describes the oral argument in Thalheimer v City of San Diego, a case filed last December to challenge certain campaign finance laws in San Diego. The hearing was on February 2. The judge promised a preliminary decision … Continue reading
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On February 2, the Maine House defeated LD 56 by a vote of 50-95. It would have implemented the National Popular Vote Plan. The plan has passed in five states, none of them in New England. It won’t go into … Continue reading
On February 2, a subcommittee of the Virginia House Committee on Privileges and Elections tabled HB 78. Current Virginia law lets an incumbent dictate to his or her political party how the party should nominate, in his or her upcoming … Continue reading
Colorado Representative Max Tyler (D-Lakewood) has introduced HB 1077, which would make it possible for two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. If a candidate had the nomination of two parties in the general election, he or she would … Continue reading
The American Independent Party of California primary ballot in 2010 will probably list two candidates for Governor, Chelene Nightingale and Markham Robinson. The AIP has not had a contested gubernatorial primary in California since 1990, when Jerome McCready and Chuck … Continue reading