On February 16, the U.S. Supreme Court conference will consider whether to take any of these election law cases: (1) Lopez Torres v N.Y. State Board of Elections; (2) Romanelli v Election Board; (3) Protect Marriage Illinois v Orr. The … Continue reading
Richard Winger
See here to see whether any particular state has a bill to implement the National Popular Vote plan. The map shows which states have bills on that subject. Clicking on that state tells the bill number and the names of … Continue reading
On January 21, the Georgia Green Party issued a press release titled, “Georgia Green Party Kicks Off Ballot Access Drive for 2008”. The release says, for the first time, the party will attempt to qualify as a statewide party. That … Continue reading
On January 19, 2007, the 9th circuit issued an opinion in Citizens for Clean Government v City of San Diego, no. 04-56964. San Diego has a $250 contribution limit to candidates for city council. The question was whether the city … Continue reading
The New Hampshire House Election Law Committee took testimony on January 24 on HB 48, a bill to change the definition of “party” from one that got 4% for Governor or US Senator, to one that got 2% for either … Continue reading