Here is the text of the letter sent to the Commission on Presidential Debates earlier this year, signed by many influential Americans. The letter asks that the Commission on Presidential Debates liberalize access to the general election presidential debates. … Continue reading
According to this article, the organization called Openly Secular (www.openlysecular.org) hopes to persuade eight states to remove provisions from their State Constitutions that forbid non-believers from holding state office. All the states are southern states, except for Maryland. The laws … Continue reading
On March 11, the West Virginia legislature gave final approval to SB 249, which abolishes the straight ticket device. On March 16 the bill was sent to the Governor.
On March 18, the Arkansas Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee passed SB 803 unanimously. Current Arkansas law says no one can run for two offices simultaneously in a primary. The bill would provide that someone can run for … Continue reading
On March 17, California held an election to fill three vacant State Senate seats. In the 37th district, in Orange County, three Republicans were on the ballot, and the ballot had write-in space. Even though this was the only office … Continue reading
