On January 20, a subcommittee of the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee passed HB 645. This is the bill to provide for party labels on the general election ballot, for partisan county offices. The vote was 4-3. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, hears Common Cause v Biden, 12-5412, on January 21. The lawsuit, filed by Common Cause, five U.S. House members, and others, argues that U.S. Senate Rule XXII (the “cloture rule”, also called the … Continue reading
Tennessee’s State Constitution says that state court judges should be chosen by popular vote, but the state has not been holding such elections in recent years, and depends on appointing judges. This article describes John Jay Hooker’s attempts to win … Continue reading
This article in the Kennebec Journal (from Maine) explains that veterans of the Americans Elect movement are active in assisting Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate this year for Governor of Maine. Cutler placed second as an independent for Governor in … Continue reading
On January 9, briefs were filed simultaneously by both sides in MEA-MFT v State of Montana, 13-789. This is the case now in the Montana Supreme Court on whether the November 2014 ballot should contain a ballot measure imposing a … Continue reading
