On September 6, California elections officials announced that an initiative to revise legislative term limits had qualified for the February 2008 ballot. The margin was extraordinarily close. The initiative requires 763,790 signatures, and the random sample showed that it has … Continue reading
On September 4, Florida Governor Charlie Crist said if the special session of the legislature passes any bill to move the Florida presidential primary from January to February, he will veto it. It wasn’t likely in any event that such … Continue reading
On August 30, the California legislature gave final approval to SB 439, and sent it to the Governor. It legalizes write-ins in which the voter forgets to “X” the box next to the name written in. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed … Continue reading
On September 4, the Constitution Party submitted 2,700 signatures to place its nominee, Kevin Thompson, on the November 2007 ballot to fill the vacant Massachusetts 5th district. 2,000 valid signatures are required, so Thompson is likely to qualify. If so, … Continue reading
On September 4, Michigan’s Governor signed SB 624, which moves the Michigan presidential primary to January 15. The Republican Party of Michigan says it will use this primary, even though national party rules will penalize the state party by refusing … Continue reading
