California AB 145, by Assemblyman Richard Pan, will not pass in the current legislative session. This is the bill to criminalize paying registration drive workers on a per-registration card basis. This is the second bill Pan has introduced this year … Continue reading
On August 19, the Michigan Libertarian Party requested that U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman, who has jurisdiction over Libertarian Party of Michigan v Ruth Johnson, expedite that case. The issue is whether Gary Johnson should be on the ballot … Continue reading
On August 15, Matt Erard, the Socialist Party’s nominee for U.S. House, 13th district, filed a lawsuit against Michigan’s law on how newly-qualifying parties get on the ballot. Such parties this year need 32,261 signatures, yet older parties only needed … Continue reading
Washington state will release official election returns, for the primary of August 7, on August 21. It appears that turnout will be 38.4% of registered voters, the lowest turnout on record for any Washington primary in a gubernatorial election year … Continue reading
The San Jose Mercury News has this story about a local ballot measure placed on the November ballot by the Santa Clara Valley Water Agency. Election laws say the measure’s description on the ballot cannot exceed 75 words, but the … Continue reading
