On April 22, the California Senate Elections Committee will hear SCA 16. This is the proposed state constitutional amendment to eliminate special elections when a vacancy occurs in the legislature. The proposal would let the Governor appoint someone of the … Continue reading
April 4, a U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, ordered Texas to produce internal legislative e-mails concerning the 2011 bill to require voters at the polls to show government photo-ID. The Judge said this evidence is needed to determine … Continue reading
On April 4, Georgia asked the Eleventh Circuit to stay its opinion in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp. The Eleventh Circuit had said earlier this year that a trial should be held in U.S. District Court over whether the … Continue reading
On April 7, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded James v Federal Election Commission, 12-683, back to the U.S. District Court and told that lower court to re-do its opinion, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court McCutcheon opinion. James v … Continue reading
The April 7 Tulsa World has this editorial, suggesting that the legislature should pass HB 2134, the bill to cut the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote, to 2.5%. Thanks to E. Zachary … Continue reading
