U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg died on June 3. Because New Jersey was holding a gubernatorial election anyway on November 4, 2013, a date that is more than 70 days in the future, there will probably be a special U.S. Senate … Continue reading
According to this story, Wyoming State Senator Cale Case (R-Lander), chair of the committee that handles election law bills, believes the state’s petition procedures for initiatives and referendums should be eased somewhat. … Continue reading
The June 2 Richmond Times-Dispatch has this editorial, praising last week’s decision that eliminated Virginia’s ban on out-of-state petition circulators. … Continue reading
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court released some opinions in non-election law cases, but did not release the decision in either of the two argued election law cases. One involves the Voting Rights Act and one involves the 1993 … Continue reading
According to this story, a draft of a Connecticut omnibus election law bill would not only make it illegal for a party to use the word “Independent” in its name; it would also ban these words from being part of … Continue reading
