On February 10, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1413, which removes write-in space from general election ballots for Congress and state partisan office. California is the only state that has ever had write-ins, but which doesn’t have them any … Continue reading
On February 10, U.S. House member Joe Barton of Texas filed a brief with the 3-judge U.S. District Court in San Antonio that is hearing the redistricting lawsuit, advocating that the San Antonio court wait until the 3-judge U.S. District … Continue reading
Back in November 2011, a group of New York community leaders, and persons interested in government and elections, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, asking the Court to take over redistricting of U.S. House and legislative districts, … Continue reading
February 10 at noon was the deadline for Indiana candidates running in a primary to file. The Indiana Secretary of State’s web page now lists five candidates who filed for the Republican presidential primary ballot: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt … Continue reading
On February 10, Virginia HB 1151 passed the House Privileges and Elections Committee unanimously. This is the bill that says the old U.S. House districts should be used for anyone circulating a petition for either primary ballot access, or general … Continue reading
