On March 17, the Connecticut Joint Government & Elections Committee passed HB 5021, the bill to amend parts of the public funding law for campaigns for state office. HB 5021 deletes the parts of the law that require petitions from … Continue reading
Late on March 18, a California Superior Court Judge in San Mateo County ruled that signatures on petitions must be on paper. The case is Ni v Slocum. See this story. … Continue reading
Democracy Now, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, recently hosted Congresman Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader. The interchange of views of the four individuals on issues of public importance is a good read. This link has the transcript. … Continue reading
The Washington Post has this story about the dilemma that Maryland and the District of Columbia are in, over their traditional September primaries. The new federal law that requires overseas absentee ballots to be sent at least 45 days before … Continue reading
California is the only state in which every candidate may list his or her occupation on the ballot. John Eastman, a Republican running for California Attorney General, has chosen “Assistant Attorney General.” His opponents are crying foul, because even though … Continue reading
