The Telegraph of Great Britain has compiled this chart, which averages in the results of all recent leading polls for the May 7 House of Commons election. The compilation shows Labour and Conservative each with 34%. UKIP has 14%; Liberal … Continue reading
On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon ruled against the Virginia Republican 24th Senatorial District Committee, in its lawsuit that sought the right to nominate by convention this year, instead of by primary. Virginia law says normally … Continue reading
California law requires proponents of a statewide initiative to pay $200 to the state to begin the process. After receipt of the fee, the state writes a proposed description of the idea, which is then printed on initiative petitions by … Continue reading
Although British press coverage of the 7-party debate on April 2 has been extensive, no U.S. news outlet seems to have covered the event. If anyone finds a link to a U.S. newspaper that does mention the debate, please comment. … Continue reading
On April 3, the Ninth Circuit upheld a California law that says local initiative sponsors must have their name on the initiative petition. The April 3 decision is from an en banc panel. The original 3-judge panel last year had … Continue reading
