On March 17, the Hawaii House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed SB 141. It provides that if a presidential elector doesn’t vote for the presidential candidate who carried the state’s popular vote in November, he or she is replaced. … Continue reading
California law includes a ban on public funding for campaigns, either by the state, or by any local government. The ban exists because of an initiative that the voters passed some years ago. State Senator Tom Umberg (D-Villa Park) has … Continue reading
The American Solidarity Party will hold an in-person national convention in Plano, Texas, June 30-July 2. Five individuals are seeking the party’s presidential nomination: Jacqueline Abernathy, Erskine Levi Jr., Mark Powell, Peter Sonski, and Mike Vick. They will have been … Continue reading
On March 23, Mississippi SCR 533 was killed in the legislature. This is the proposal to restore the statewide initiative in Mississippi. The Senate had passed it with a requirement that a petition be signed by 12% of the number … Continue reading
On March 23, the North Dakota House amended SCR 4013 and passed it. It had already passed the Senate, but it must return to the Senate because the House changed it. The bill raises the number of signatures for a … Continue reading
