On May 14, the California Senate passed SB 34 by a vote of 22-14. It makes it illegal to pay an initiative petition circulator on a per-signature basis, either directly or indirectly. This means that circulators could not even be … Continue reading
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On June 15, the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization heard much testimony about the political status of Puerto Rico, and then passed a consensus resolution calling on the United States to expedite some means for Puerto Rico to determine … Continue reading
On May 7, the Nevada Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee took testimony on AB 413, the National Popular Vote bill. The committee will vote later. See this article in the Nevada Appeal (Carson City’s newspaper), which describes arguments against … Continue reading
On April 29, the New Hampshire House rejected CACR 9, the proposed state constitutional amendment that would have changed the Governor’s term from 2 years to 4 years. The proposal had passed the Senate 25-4. It needed two-thirds in each … Continue reading
After the 2010 census has been held, the number of seats held by each state in the U.S. House of Representatives will change. The National Conference of State Legislatures recently estimated what the 2010 reapportionment will mean for each state. … Continue reading