The Hill, one of the two leading authoritative newsletters intended for Congressional staff and members of Congress, has this article saying U.S. Senator Arlen Specter could conceivably run as an independent next year. He has irked many Republicans because he … Continue reading
Oklahoma’s legislature has advanced two bills that make it easier to get initiatives on the ballot. On March 10, the House passed HB 2246 by 90-4. It increases the petitioning period for an initiative from 90 days to one year. … Continue reading
A subcommittee of the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on March 18 on HB 2981, the ballot access improvement bill. Law Professor Bob Bastress will be the prime witness in favor of the bill. … Continue reading
The Kennebec Journal (daily newspaper for Maine’s capital city, Augusta) has this article about LD 547, the bill to improve write-in voting. It is very unusual for the problems of write-in candidates to receive any publicity at all. LD 547, … Continue reading
On February 25, the First Circuit upheld a Post Office regulation that, in effect, bans petititioning to place a candidate on a ballot on interior Post Office sidewalks. Del Gallo v Parent, 08-1511. The decision is 37 pages long, and … Continue reading
