Seattle Weekly of January 7 has this interesting story on Maine and Vermont, the two states that currently permit incarcerated felons to vote. As noted earlier, on January 5 the 9th circuit had ruled that Washington must let felons vote. … Continue reading
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On January 6, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Society for Krishna Consciousness v City of Los Angeles, S164272. The issue was whether the California Constitution contains more protection for free speech in publicly-owned spaces where large numbers of … Continue reading
The January 7 issue of the Bangor, Maine Daily News has this story about Ralph Nader’s most recent lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, over the party’s tactics against Nader in 2004. … Continue reading
Nebraska Senator Beau McCoy, a Republican from Omaha in his first term, has introduced LD 777. It would provide that all presidential electors from Nebraska be elected on a statewide basis. Currently, Nebraska lets each U.S. House district elect its … Continue reading
Rhode Island Republican Party officials are split over a proposal to close the party’s primaries to voters who have not been registered Republicans for the preceding 90 days, according to this story in the Warwick Beacon. Some decision is likely … Continue reading