December 27, 2013, is the first day in which 2014 candidates for Congress and state office may begin to start circulating a petition in lieu of filing fee. Statewide candidates need 10,000 signatures; U.S. House and State Senate candidates need … Continue reading
On December 26, attorneys for the state of Alabama filed a brief in U.S. District Court, asking that the case Hall v Bennett be dismissed without any ruling on whether it is constitutional for Alabama to impose the same severe … Continue reading
Here is a link to the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters’ web page, showing the number of registered voters in each qualified party as of December 25. There has been no registration tally for California since February 2013, and … Continue reading
On December 19, proponents of a particular California initiative sued Mono County and Tulare County election officials, for refusing to accept signatures on their initiative. As a result, the petitions were rejected, and the entire initiative may hinge on the … Continue reading
Former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler, who represented South Dakota in the Senate as a Republican 1978-1996, will soon announce that he will run in 2014 for the Senate as an independent. See this story. … Continue reading
