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On March 15, at 1:30 pm, in room 3191, the California Senate Elections Committee will hear SB 205. This bill makes it illegal for anyone to pay anyone else to register voters, if the payment is made on a per-registration … Continue reading
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A federal law requires the Governor of each state, and the Mayor of Washington, D.C., to file a certificate of ascertainment with the U.S. Archives, after each presidential election. The law, section 6 of Title 3 of the U.S. Code, … Continue reading
The March 12 Birmingham News has this editorial, strongly endorsing SB 17, the bill that lowers the number of signatures needed for minor parties and independent candidates to get on the ballot. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. … Continue reading
On March 10, the ACLU of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dennis Bailey, who was recently fined by the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices for creating an anonymous blog about Eliot Cutler. Cutler was a … Continue reading
The Utah legislature adjourned for the year on March 10. It did not pass any bill to move the 2012 presidential primary, which is scheduled for February 7. Utah is thus in defiance of the national Democratic and national Republican … Continue reading