On February 8, the Tennessee Republican Party expelled the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kent Williams, from the party. See this story in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Now, unless the party takes him back, he must run for re-election … Continue reading
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call a special statewide election for various questions concerning the budget. If he does, that ballot will also include a vote on the Public Funding bill the legislature passed last year. See this … Continue reading
Newsday newspaper’s February 9 has this article about the statewide conference of the New York Conservative Party. … Continue reading
It is somewhat plausible that the U.S. Supreme Court will put the Arizona ballot access case on its conference of February 27. The case is Brewer v Nader, 08-648. The issues are the early June petition deadline for independent candidates, … Continue reading
Five members of the North Carolina House have introduced H47, to establish the initiative for proposed changes to the state Constitution. The sponsors, all Republicans, are John Blust, Curtis Blackwood, William Current, Tim Moore, and Edgar Starnes. Such initiatives would … Continue reading
