North Carolina’s Constitution says that citizens are not eligible for elected public office if they “deny the being of Almighty God.” Six other states have similar provisions in their Constitutions: Arkansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Recently, Asheville, … Continue reading
California currently has no Lieutenant Governor. The incumbent, John Garamendi, a Democrat, resigned recently to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado, author of the “top-two open primary” … Continue reading
The Connecticut legislature will meet on December 15. Among other things, it will consider whether to revise the public funding law for candidates, to remove the discriminatory aspects of the law. This article, published December 13, explains the competing pressures … Continue reading
Hawaii has two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. One of them, Neil Abercrombie, has already announced that he will run for Governor in 2010. Not only that, he is planning to resign soon, because it is impossible for … Continue reading
The webpage www.redistrictingthenation.com is an excellent resource for people interested in congressional, legislative, and even local districts. One can type in an address and see each type of district for that address. The webpage also measures the compactness, on objective … Continue reading
