The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Coleman v Franken, A09-697, on Monday, June 1. The issue is whether 4,400 absentee ballots from last year’s U.S. Senate election should be counted. Because Franken leads in the official recount … Continue reading
On May 15, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed HB 723, which requires qualified parties that nominate after the primary (by party committee) to submit a petition of approximately one-half of 1% of the last vote cast for that party in … Continue reading
The speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has agreed to meet with the lobbyist for the Oklahoma ballot access bill on Monday morning. The lobbyist is a professional, and he has had great success so far, because HB 1072 … Continue reading
On May 12, Vermont Governor Jim Douglas signed S111. It changes the formula that determines which political parties may have a representative on the State Apportionment Board, the body that draws state legislative districts. The old law limited the Board … Continue reading
Thomas Golisano told the press on May 15 that he is moving from New York to Florida. Golisano was the Independence Party’s gubernatorial candidate in 1994, 1998, and 2002. He is a billionaire, and he spent lavishly on his campaigns, … Continue reading
