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On October 8, a New Mexico state court put two candidates for City Council of Las Cruces on the ballot, even though the election is only four weeks from that date. The election is November 5. See this story. The … Continue reading
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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