Professor Lawrence Lessig is actively working to create a SuperPAC that would spend its money to help congressional candidates who will work to pass a public funding bill in 2015. The SuperPac has been soliciting pledges. The pledges will not … Continue reading
Some Norwegian voters in 2011 and 2013 were permitted to vote using the internet. However, Norway has decided to end the experiment, for the reasons explained in this BBC article. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
No statewide initiative has qualified in Nebraska since 2008, but it is likely that the 2014 ballot will have an initiative to raise the minimum wage. See this story, which says that proponents submitted 135,000 signatures. They needed 81,000. There … Continue reading
Mike Myers is this year’s only independent candidate for Governor of South Dakota. According to this story, his Lieutenant Governor running mate must drop out of the race for health reasons, and the Secretary of State says Myers can’t replace … Continue reading
On July 3, James T. Parker, an independent incumbent on the New Mexico Public Education Commission, filed a federal lawsuit against the state law that requires him to submit the signatures of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote (within the … Continue reading
