The National Conference of State Legislatures’ web page has this chart, showing 2010 primary dates in each state. The chart also shows how many regularly-scheduled state legislative seats are up in each state, and whether each state is electing a … Continue reading
On October 15, the forces who placed a Referendum petition on the Washington state ballot announced that they are asking the full 9th circuit to rehear Doe v Reed. The issue is whether the names and addresses of people who … Continue reading
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
