On February 22, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed HB 1271, the bill to shorten the prior registration period for independent candidates. Existing law says no one can be an independent candidate if that person was a registered member … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on January 19, 2010, the South Florida Tea Party, Inc., had filed a federal lawsuit, demanding that the ballot-qualified Tea Party change its name. On February 17, the South Florida Tea Party, Inc., filed an amended complaint. … Continue reading
On February 22, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association issued an 8-page analysis of California’s Proposition 14, the top-two election measure. The Association is neutral on the measure. Back in November 2004, when another top-two open primary ballot measure was … Continue reading
The Las Vegas Sun has this story about a poll in the U.S. Senate race. The story contains a link to the poll data that includes various Republicans, and incumbent Senator Harry Reid, and Tea Party nominee Jon Ashjian. If … Continue reading
The Reform Party lost its spot on the California ballot in November 2002. California has a procedure whereby groups that wish to qualify (or re-qualify) for the ballot may ask elections officials to keep track of how many registered voters … Continue reading
