On April 11, the Vermont Senate passed S86, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it moves the independent candidate petition deadline from June to August. The bill is now pending in the House Government Operations Committee. Specifically, the … Continue reading
The Post & Courier, Charleston’s daily newspaper, has this article about Eugene Platt, the Green Party nominee in the special election set for May in South Carolina’s First U.S. House district. Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for the link. Platt is the … Continue reading
On April 25, an Indiana jury convicted two individuals of fraud, in their attempts to obtain enough valid signatures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. Two other individuals had already pleaded guilty. See this … Continue reading
On April 25, Ralph Nader asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal from a ruling of a District of Columbia court, that authorized the seizure of $81,102 from Nader’s bank account in Washington, D.C. The appeal is called … Continue reading
On April 25, the California Assembly passed AB 1401, which expands the jury pool to include resident aliens as well as citizens. If the bill becomes law, California will be the first state to include resident aliens on juries. See … Continue reading
