The bill in the Georgia legislature to reduce the number of signatures needed for district office (US House, state legislature) and county office, from 5% of the registered voters, to 2% of the last vote cast, is gaining. There are … Continue reading
On October 5, California held a special election for US House, 48th district. Since no one got 50%, there will be a run-off (featuring the top vote-getter from each of 5 parties) on December 6. The unofficial October 5 results … Continue reading
On October 1, the California Democratic Party passed a resolution in support of letting general law cities and counties use Instant-Runoff Voting or Ranked Choice Voting. The resolution will help to pass SB 596 next year, a bill to give … Continue reading
The Postal Service did not ask for a rehearing of the DC Circuit’s August 9, 2005 decision on postal petitioning. The time for requesting a rehearing has now expired. Therefore, it is now legal for circulators to use perimeter post … Continue reading
On September 27, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear Vermont Republican State Committee v Sorrell, on whether a state can limit the amount of money any particular candidate spends (even when there is no public funding in place). … Continue reading
