On January 23, the Tenth Circuit overturned a Colorado campaign finance law that lets contributors give $400 to a candidate for the legislature who is nominated in a primary, but only $200 to a candidate who is nominated in a … Continue reading
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, the advocacy group that backs Maine’s public funding for campaigns program, will attempt to qualify an initiative to make some changes in the program. The initiative would increase funding for the program, and also provide … Continue reading
Lowell Weicker, a former Republican U.S. Senator from Connecticut, and a former Governor elected on the “A Connecticut Party” line, has urged the Republican Party to again let independents vote in its primaries. The Connecticut Republican Party won a lawsuit … Continue reading
As noted earlier, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 16, to restore the federal Voting Rights Act with a new coverage formula to replace the one struck down last year by the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
On January 21, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration released its recommendations on how to improve the voting process. The Commission relied on the testimony of hundreds of local election officials, and also on scholarly research. It is bipartisan. Perhaps … Continue reading
