Proposition 14 will be on the June 8, 2010 ballot in California. It provides for a “top-two open primary”. The original language that was to appear on the ballot was: “Elections. Primaries. Greater Participation in Elections”, all in bold print. … Continue reading
Proposition 14 will be on the June 8, 2010 ballot in California. It provides for a “top-two open primary”. The original language that was to appear on the ballot was: “Elections. Primaries. Greater Participation in Elections”, all in bold print. … Continue reading
In Washington state, each county decides for itself whether to use all-mail ballots, or whether to retain polling places. For some time, Pierce County (which includes Tacoma) has been the only county still using polling places. The Washington house had … Continue reading
Ben Westlund, a former independent State Senator in Oregon, and an independent candidate for Governor in 2006, died on March 7. At the time of his death, he was the elected State Treasurer of Oregon. He had started his career … Continue reading
A ballot access improvement bill, HB 142, is pending in the Alabama legislature. The bill has already received editorial support twice from Birmingham’s daily newspaper, the Birmingham News. On March 8, the Montgomery daily newspaper, the Montgomery Advertiser, also editorialized … Continue reading
