Here is a news story about the 3-judge U.S. District Court that is hearing testimony about the validity of Arizona’s U.S. House and legislative districts. The first day of the trial was March 25, and the trial is continuing on March 26.
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George McDonald, a Republican candidate for Mayor of New York city, sued the city last month over the $4,950 limit on how much an individual may donate to a Mayoral candidate. The case, McDonald v City Campaign Finance Board, is still pending in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Now he says he will stop trying to raise contributions in excess of the legal limit, and will seek to qualify for public funding. See this story. Thanks to Political Activity Law for the link.
On March 25, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed SB 1049, which says that when an inactive voter signs a petition for a candidate, the signature is valid. An inactive voter is someone who hasn’t voted in either of the last two federal elections, and who hasn’t returned a postcard seeking to verify that he or she still lives at the same address.
On March 25, the Connecticut Joint Government Administration and Election Committee heard three hours of testimony on SB 1146. The intent of the bill is to outlaw the ability of two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. See this story.
Raw Story has this story about Ralph Nader’s recent appearance on C-SPAN for 4 and one-half minutes. The article also provides a link to the C-SPAN interview. Nader has some interesting predictions about 2016, toward the end.