On April 3, the deadline for newly-qualifying parties to file petitions in New Mexico, the Constitution Party submitted 4,811 signatures, and the Green Party submitted 4,280 signatures. The law requires 3,009 valid signatures. Also, another party called the Independent American … Continue reading
It is now possible for anyone to search a database and see who signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker. See this story. The searchable data base does not include the address of signers. … Continue reading
On April 3, the Peace & Freedom Party filed this complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. It challenges the California Secretary of State’s removal of Peta Lindsay from the party’s list of presidential primary candidates. Peta Lindsay is under … Continue reading
On April 3, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee passed HB 7388 by a vote of 9-4. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Rhode Island appears to be the only state in which a National Popular Vote Plan … Continue reading
The New Republic has this essay by Nicholas Stephanopoulos, which points out that the U.S. has one of the worst methods for drawing legislative district boundaries of any free country in the world. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
