Representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte) is circulating his ballot access bill among all members of the State House, asking for co-sponsors. It would abolish mandatory petitions for all candidates, and provide a choice of paying a filing fee. No fee would … Continue reading
On June 30, the California Assembly passed SB 37, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. It has passed the State Senate in 2007. The vote in the Assembly was 45-30. The California legislature had also passed the idea in 2006, … Continue reading
The Institute of Government Studies has released this report on how California could provide for petitioning via computer. The report specifically is concerned with qualifying initiatives with electronic signatures, instead of paper signatures. The report, by Walter Baer and Roy … Continue reading
On July 1, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) introduced S. 3212, to mandate an audit trail for vote-counting machines in federal elections. See this press release. Thanks to Rick Hasen. Senator Feinstein already had a bill … Continue reading
On June 30, Indiana Republican State Senator John Waterman turned in signatures to be the Taxpayer Party candidate for Governor. The party has no other nominees (except for Lieutenant Governor). No one knows how many signatures he turned in, since … Continue reading
