On February 16, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee passed HB 1188, after amending it to make it even better. The vote was 8-6. Now it goes to the House floor. As amended, the bill helps independent candidates, by … Continue reading
On February 15, the brief was filed in Greene v Bartlett, U.S. District Court, western district. This is the case that challenges the North Carolina independent candidate ballot access procedures, for U.S. House. They are so severe, North Carolina has … Continue reading
On February 15, the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee passed SCR 1043. It would provide that the voters in November 2010 will vote on whether to divert all of the money now earmarked for public funding of campaigns, to public education … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Doe v Reed on April 28, 2010. This is the case from Washington state on whether signatures on petitions are private, or whether the state should be free to release the names and addresses … Continue reading
The Green Party of New Mexico has started circulating its petition to get itself back on the ballot, and it has 500 signatures already. The party needs 4,151 signatures by April 1. If New Mexico had a rational election law … Continue reading
