On October 12, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 857. Here is the veto message. This is the bill that requires that 10% of the signatures on a statewide initiative petition must be circulated by volunteers. Here is a short … Continue reading
The Mischiefs of Faction, a political science blog about political parties, has this piece by Professor Seth Masket about the possibility that the Republican Party might split and a new party might emerge. Masket does not think this is likely, … Continue reading
The South Dakota Secretary of State has released new registration data, as of October 1. The new percentages are: Republican 45.69%, Democratic 35.21%, independent 18.79%, Libertarian .24%, Constitution .072%. There are six registered members of Americans Elect. At the August … Continue reading
The deadline for registering to vote in Virginia’s November 5, 2013 election is Monday, October 14. Meanwhile, the State Board of Elections has obtained a list of 77,000 Virginia voters that allegedly are also registered voters in some other state. … Continue reading
The Virginia gubernatorial debate being held on October 24 is jointly sponsored by WDBJ7, and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (known as Virginia Tech). WDBJ7 is sending an automated response to people who advocate that the debate include … Continue reading
