Joseph Hall’s blog has this interesting description of how California will choose the citizens who will draw state legislative districts after the 2010 census. The procedure gives a meaningful role to voters who are registered outside of the Democratic and … Continue reading
The U.S. Senate will vote on S160 on Monday, February 23. This is the bill to expand the size of the U.S. House permanently, by two seats. In the short run, D.C. would get one of the seats and Utah … Continue reading
West Virginia has always elected members of its highest state court on a partisan basis. That court is called the State Supreme Court of Appeals. Senators Evan Jenkins (D-Huntington) and Frank Deem (R-Vienna) have introduced SB 136, to change elections … Continue reading
This is an update to the previous post. Senator Maldonado’s proposed deal to trade his vote on the budget, for passage of ACA 6, fell apart.
The California State Senate is meeting on Sunday evening, February 15. The budget cannot pass unless one more Senator agrees to vote for it. Senator Abel Maldonado, a Republican from the central coast, says he will vote for the budget … Continue reading
