On October 15, a state court in Arizona halted the November 3, 2009 election for City Council in Prescott, because the ballot had omitted Paul Katan. See this story from the Prescott Daily Courier. Prescott uses two-round non-partisan elections for … Continue reading
The U.S. Senate expects to vote on S.1390 on Tuesday, October 20. This is the Defense Authorization Bill, and it includes the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act. It requires states to mail absentee ballots (in federal elections) to overseas … Continue reading
MSNBC’s “First Read” page of news about election campaigns has this interesting story about the New Jersey gubernatorial race. It mentions details from the tax returns of the three candidates who get the most publicity (the Democrat, the Republican, and … Continue reading
On October 15, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the state’s Public Records Act does not apply to court records. The Public Records Act is the same law that serves as the basis for the Washington Secretary of … Continue reading
The bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide public funding for candidates for Congress, HR 1826, now has 107 co-sponsors. Six of them signed on in this week. … Continue reading
