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The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has this story about the bills in the Tennessee legislature to improve ballot access for new and minor parties. The bills are HB 794 and SB 935. … Continue reading
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On April 11, the California Assembly passed AB 80. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. It passed unanimously. Assuming this bill becomes law, California will only hold one primary in 2012. By contrast, in 2008, California had … Continue reading
On April 9, the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the order of the 6th circuit in the lawsuit over whether certain provisional ballots should be counted, in a November 2010 partisan local … Continue reading
California Assemblymember Richard Gordon (D-Menlo Park) has introduced AB 481, to require all individuals who circulate an initiative, referendum or recall petition to wear a badge. If the circulator is being paid, the badge must say “Paid Circulator.” If the … Continue reading
A 3-judge U.S. District Court will hear arguments in Bluman v Federal Election Commission on May 12, at 9:30 a.m., in Washington, D.C. The judges will be Brett Kavanaugh, Richardo M. Urbina, and Rosemary M. Collyer. The issue is whether … Continue reading