On June 22, the Florida Secretary of State announced that the “Florida Hometown Democracy” Initiative has qualified for the 2010 ballot. It is the only initiative that has qualified for that ballot so far. It needed 676,811 valid signatures, and … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party of Alaska has increased its registration by approximately 1,000 voters in the last three months. The party will be removed from the ballot unless it gets its registration up to 9,786 in the next year. It now … Continue reading
On June 22, the Arizona Senate passed two election law bills. SCR1025 asks the voters in 2010 if they wish to repeal the state’s public funding program for candidates for state office. It passed 17-12. SB 1091 is the Secretary … Continue reading
The bill in the U.S. House for a popular vote on Puerto Rico’s future status, HR 2499, now has 147 co-sponsors. Nine more co-sponsors were gained in the last 3 days of last week. The probable confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor … Continue reading
The June 22 New York Times has this editorial, endorsing Congressmember Rush Holt’s bill to require a paper trail for vote-counting machines. That bill is HR 2894. … Continue reading
