On January 7, the Florida Whig Party announced that it now has five candidates for U.S. House in 2010. The newly-announced candidates are Stephen J. Bacon in the 7th district, and Craig Porter in the 25th district. Previously announced candidates … Continue reading
Seattle Weekly of January 7 has this interesting story on Maine and Vermont, the two states that currently permit incarcerated felons to vote. As noted earlier, on January 5 the 9th circuit had ruled that Washington must let felons vote. … Continue reading
On January 6, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Society for Krishna Consciousness v City of Los Angeles, S164272. The issue was whether the California Constitution contains more protection for free speech in publicly-owned spaces where large numbers of … Continue reading
The January 7 issue of the Bangor, Maine Daily News has this story about Ralph Nader’s most recent lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, over the party’s tactics against Nader in 2004. … Continue reading
Nebraska Senator Beau McCoy, a Republican from Omaha in his first term, has introduced LD 777. It would provide that all presidential electors from Nebraska be elected on a statewide basis. Currently, Nebraska lets each U.S. House district elect its … Continue reading
