Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, elected as an independent in 2010, recently changed his voter registration to “Democratic” and is expected to run for re-election next year in the Democratic primary. See this story, which speculates that Chafee made the … Continue reading
According to this story, on May 30, hundreds of people rallied at the New York state capitol in Albany in support of public funding for candidates for state office. The Assembly passed A4980 to implement public funding back on May … Continue reading
On May 29, the Oregon Senate unanimously passed SB 146. It is an omnibus election law bill. One of its provisions makes it easier for a party to remain ballot-qualified, by saying if a party meets the vote test, that … Continue reading
According to this story, it is likely the Arizona legislature will soon approve Arizona’s medicaid expansion. But opponents of Obamacare say they will do a petition drive to then put that idea on the 2014 ballot for the voters. … Continue reading
On May 28, SB 1146, the Connecticut bill to make it illegal for a party to nominate a non-member, was almost certainly killed. Although the Senate did not vote on the bill, it arranged to have the bill given the … Continue reading
