According to this story, three voters in Monterey County, California, are about to file a lawsuit against the June 22 special election date to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 15th district. The lawsuit will charge that holding a special … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 5, the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee passed H3067, which ends the ability of two political parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. This bill has passed the House over a year ago, on March 3, 2009, but … Continue reading
California’s Lieutenant Governor, Abel Maldonado, has made public appearances in the last few months, in which he advocates for Proposition 14 and also holds himself out as a champion of voting rights. However, his record while he was in the … Continue reading
On the evening of May 5, a California Superior Court tentatively ruled that California’s Proposiotion 16 should remain on the June 8 primary ballot. See this story. Proposition 16 requires jurisdictions that are switching to public power to submit the … Continue reading
The Independent, from Great Britain, has this story about the Green Party of Great Britain. Polls indicate that the party is likely to elect its first member of the House of Commons. The election is May 6. … Continue reading