Tennessee’s State Constitution says that state court judges should be chosen by popular vote, but the state has not been holding such elections in recent years, and depends on appointing judges. This article describes John Jay Hooker’s attempts to win … Continue reading
This article in the Kennebec Journal (from Maine) explains that veterans of the Americans Elect movement are active in assisting Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate this year for Governor of Maine. Cutler placed second as an independent for Governor in … Continue reading
On January 9, briefs were filed simultaneously by both sides in MEA-MFT v State of Montana, 13-789. This is the case now in the Montana Supreme Court on whether the November 2014 ballot should contain a ballot measure imposing a … Continue reading
The Sunday New York Times has this editorial in support of the bill, introduced a few days ago, to re-write the federal Voting Rights Act. Apparently the bill still doesn’t have a bill number. … Continue reading
Oklahoma voters will fill both U.S. Senate seats this year. See this story. Senator Tom Coburn, who was last elected in 2010, and whose term normally would not be up until 2016, is resigning, so that his seat will be … Continue reading
