On the afternoon of December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had accepted two particular cases. The Court had held a conference earlier in the day to consider which cases to accept. The Court did not release any … Continue reading
Rhode Island Senator David Bates (R-Barrington) has agreed to introduce a bill in 2009 that lowers the petition for a new political party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1% of the last vote cast. Senator Bates has … Continue reading
The only four presidential candidates who filed for write-in status in Illinois this year are candidates who were not on the ballot in any state. Illinois has very cumbersome procedures for filing as a declared write-in for any statewide office. … Continue reading
The December 5 issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this editorial, calling for the legislature to eliminate general election run-offs, at least for partisan office. … Continue reading
Markos Moulitsas, founder of Daily Kos, posted on December 4 his own opinion that the way to solve the D.C. voting rights problem is to return D.C. to Maryland, or else add it to Virginia. He writes, “To me, the … Continue reading
