North Carolina State Senator Andrew C. Brock has said he will introduce a bill to ease North Carolina ballot access laws for minor parties and independent candidates. He is a Republican representing Rowan and Davie Counties in the central part of the state. He says he will introduce it in 2011, because the 2010 session is too short, and doesn’t begin until May 2010. Thanks to Jordan Greene for this news.
On October 20, a state court in Washington maintained privacy protections for initiative petition signers, so that they are now treated the same as people who sign referendum petitions. See this story.
National Review Online has this short account of a conversation with Newt Gingrich, about the November 3, 2009 elections. Gingrich deplores the fact that a strong independent candidate is running for Governor of New Jersey, and he also deplores the fact that the New York Conservative Party has its own candidate in the special election for U.S. House, 23rd district.
On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour set a trial date in Washington State Republican Party v State, cv-05-927. This is the lawsuit over the constitutionality of the “top-two” election system. The attorneys estimate the trial will last for four or five days and will involve social science experts.
On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour set a trial date in Washington State Republican Party v State, cv-05-927. This is the lawsuit over the constitutionality of the “top-two” election system. The attorneys estimate the trial will last for four or five days and will involve social science experts.
