New York election law has for decades contained a provision making it possible for a qualified political party to disenroll individual voters, if the party can show that the voters joined the party even though they are not in sympathy … Continue reading
Only two New York state election law bills are likely to be signed into law this year. One is A8501, which makes it much easier to use the local initiative process, but only for initiatives that would abolish local units … Continue reading
On June 16, Congressman Rush Holt (D-N.J.) again introduced his bill to mandate a paper trail for electronic vote-counting machines, in federal elections. The bill is HR 2894 and has 75 co-sponsors. This is the 4th session of Congress in … Continue reading
On June 17, the Florida Supreme Court voted 4-2 to strike down a 2007 law that lets voters remove their signatures on initiative petitions. UPDATE: Here is the court’s order. As a result, it is almost certain that the “Florida … Continue reading
On June 17, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, sued the Arizona legislature, which has Republican majorities in both houses. See this story, or this one. The legislature has passed budget bills, but the legislature hasn’t forwarded those bills to … Continue reading
