The National Popular Vote plan has been re-introduced into the 2007-2008 session of the California legislature. The bill is SB 37, by Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco). The same bill had passed the California legislature in 2006, but had been … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Law Professor James Gardner has written “Deliberation or Tabulation? The Self-Undermining Constitutional Architecture of Election Campaigns.” It will be in the Buffalo Law Review, volume 54, and likely be in print in the spring of 2007. The article points out … Continue reading
Congressman Tom Davis (R-Virginia) says he will soon re-introduce the bill that would expand the membership of the U.S. House of Representatives from 435 to 437, with a voting seat for the District of Columbia, and a 4th seat for … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator Kenneth Corn, and State Representative Neil Brannon have said they will introduce a bill in 2007 to repeal Oklahoma’s straight-ticket ballot device. Both are Democrats. The Oklahoma legislature won’t convene until February 5, 2007. That makes at … Continue reading
The Maryland Libertarian Party has finished its petition drive to be back on the ballot, and submitted the petition. This is the fifth petition that has been submitted around the USA in the last thtree months, to gain or regain … Continue reading