On March 9, Doris “Granny” Haddock died in New Hampshire at the age of 100. She had been an advocate of public funding for campaigns, both nationally and in her home state. As recently as September 2007 she was vigorously … Continue reading
Hawaii HB 2397, which moves the primary from September to August, has a hearing in the Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee on Friday, March 12, at 9:30 a.m. The bill also moves the deadline for a new party to … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State’s web page shows these contributions to the committee that favors Proposition 14, the “top-two open primary”: 1. California Assn of Health Underwriters PAC, $100,000 2. Hewlitt Packard, $100,000 3. Eli Broad, $100,000 4. William Oberndorf, … Continue reading
Both Independent Political Report and Free & Equal are publicizing contact information for Oklahoma legislators who are on the conference committee for the ballot access bill, HB 1072. See here for the IPR post. Don’t feel that just because you … Continue reading
The Washington Post for March 9 has this speculation about the idea that Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who is running for U.S. Senate this year, might become an independent candidate. Crist says nothing to encourage this idea. But, polls show … Continue reading
