On April 23, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to review Simmons v Galvin, 09-920. This is the case from Massachusetts over whether the federal Voting Rights Act has any relevance to state laws that bar ex-felons or felons … Continue reading
On April 6, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 1140 by a vote of 3-2. It permits unregistered voters to register on election day. However, for 2012, such voters could only do this at a county government office, not … Continue reading
Every county in California elects county supervisors by district, except for San Mateo County, which elects them at-large (however, the county is divided into 5 districts, and the law requires that one board member must live in each of the … Continue reading
California is the only state that prints the occupation of each candidate on the ballot next to the name of the candidate. This amusing Ventura County Star column shows that misleading occupational labels sometimes end up on ballots. … Continue reading
On April 7, a California Superior Court Judge reaffirmed his tentative ruling of March 19, in Ni v Slocum. The issue is whether electronic signatures are valid on petitions to qualify an initiative. See this story. The Judge on March … Continue reading
