On May 10, the Delaware Senate passed HB 11, which tells parties that they cannot nominate non-members. The vote was 16-2. Delaware legislators seem to have little awareness that the U.S. Supreme Court said in 1986 in Tashjian v Republican … Continue reading
On May 10, the California Court of Appeals heard 30 minutes of argument in Ni v Slocum, A128721. This is the case over whether electronic signatures can ever be considered valid on California initiative and referendum petitions. This story was … Continue reading
According to this story, the U.S. District Court Judge who has the case over whether Carl Lewis should be on the Democratic primary ballot of June 7, 2011 (for State Senate, 8th district) may rely on a federal jury to … Continue reading
Gallup periodically asks Americans if they favor the creation of a major new political party. Gallup has just released this poll again, for the first time since August 2010. See here for the results. Thanks to Political Wire for the … Continue reading
On April 24, the California Senate passed SB 205, which makes it illegal to pay voter registration workers on a per-registration card basis. All the newly-qualifying parties in California since 1970 have qualified for the ballot by persuading voters (equal … Continue reading
