On February 11, the Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections v Browning, SC07-2074. The Court said that if a single county in Florida wants to have a local law saying vote-counting machines must have … Continue reading
On February 11, the California Assembly voted 37-35 to confirm Senator Abel Maldonado to be Lieutenant Governor. See this story. Republicans say he is now confirmed; Democrats say he is not because he didn’t receive as many as 41 “aye” … Continue reading
Proposition 14, on the California June 2010, proposes a top-two open primary. Several county elections officials have recently been asked to estimate whether, if passed, the measure would increase costs to taxpayers. San Diego County estimates an additional cost per … Continue reading
Activists from Californians for Electoral Reform, and also others, are seeking a California legislator to introduce a bill to lower the number of signatures needed for a statewide independent candidate. Assemblyman Mike Eng already asked the Legislative Counsel to draft … Continue reading
On January 30, a cert petition was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Simmons v Galvin, 09-920. The issue is whether the federal Voting Rights Act was meant to apply to state laws that make it illegal for ex-felons … Continue reading
