On April 16, the Missouri House Rules Committee passed SB797 and sent it to the House floor as a “Consent” bill. “Consent” bills have no known opposition. The bill fixes the typographical error in the procedure passed in 1993, by … Continue reading
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On April 16, Zogby Polls released results of a presidential general election poll that includes both Ralph Nader and Bob Barr. The results if Obama is the Democratic nominee: Obama 44, McCain 42, Nader 3, Barr 2, other/undecided 12. The … Continue reading
Although the U.S. Supreme Court released 3 decisions on April 16, it did not release the decision in the Indiana photo voter ID case for voting at the polls. The next possible date for that decision is April 21. … Continue reading
Both houses of the Hawaii legislature have passed HB 661, which establishes a pilot project of public funding for Hawaii County Council elections. Hawaii County has non-partisan elections for county council, so naturally the bill treats all candidates equally (when … Continue reading
On April 16, the Alabama House Constitution & Elections Committee will hear HB 738, the bill that cuts the number of signatures for an independent candidate (for office other than president) from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5%. … Continue reading