On January 28, the South Carolina Senate passed SB 590, after amending it in committee. The bill makes ballot access changes for independent candidates. Some of the changes are beneficial and some are restrictive. The bill lowers the number of … Continue reading
On January 28, the 9th circuit stayed its own opinion in Farrakhan v Gregoire, 06-35669. That is the lawsuit over whether the federal Voting Rights Act may be used to strike down state laws that prevent ex-felons and felons from … Continue reading
On January 28, the Portland, Maine, Charter Commission voted 9-1 to recommend that Portland use Instant Runoff Voting for electing a Mayor. See this story. Now the proposal will go before the voters. Thanks to Thomas McMillan for the link. … Continue reading
Twenty candidates for Governor of Minnesota recently participated in a single debate. See this story. Some of the candidates are running in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary, some in the Republican primary, and some in the Independence Party primary. Thanks to Bill … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times of January 28 has this op-ed by Stephen Weissman, associate director for policy for the Campaign Finance Institute between 2002 through 2009. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
