The Sacramento Bee has this article, in which California Secretary of State Debra Bowen expresses some fears that if Proposition 14 passes and is implemented, the state’s vote-counting equipment may have trouble with the long lists of candidates that would … Continue reading
According to this news story from North Carolina, Democrats are fighting the attempt of the Service Employees International Union to qualify an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 8th district. Democrats say the petitioners are misinforming voters about the … Continue reading
On June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Arizona from paying full public funding for candidates for state office. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On June 1, the South Carolina Republican Party sued the South Carolina State Election Commission to obtain a closed primary for itself. South Carolina has never had registration by party, and has always had open primaries. Here is the party’s … Continue reading
On June 7, SurveyUSA released this poll for various California primary candidates and ballot measures, which shows that Proposition 14 will easily pass. It has 50% “Yes” and only 28% “No”, with 22% undecided. Links within the poll link give … Continue reading
