The Herald, daily newspaper for Everett, Washington, has this story about the upcoming 9th circuit hearing in Doe v Reed. The case is on whether the Secretary of State should release the names and addresses of petition signers to the public. The hearing is in Pasadena, California, on October 14.
On October 13, several individuals and groups that circulate initiative petitions, or which support the initiative process, filed a federal lawsuit against one Nevada election law. That law requires all petitions (for initiatives, new parties, and independent candidates) to carry a statement by the circulator that “each individual who signed was at the time of signing a registered voter in the county of his or her residence.”
The plaintiffs, who include Citizens in Charge and We the People, say circulators cannot know whether any particular signer is registered. Circulators can and do ask, but the voter’s response may or may not be accurate. Many voters do not actually know if they are registered, or whether their registration is at a current address or a past address. The case is Angle v Miller, 2:09-cv-1969.
On October 10, the State Committee of the Pennsylvania Reform Party unanimously endorsed Marakay Rogers for Judge of the Superior Court. The race for Judge of the Superior Court is a partisan statewide race. Rogers is the Libertarian nominee. She is running against four Democrats and four Republicans, with four to be elected.
The Pennsylvania Reform Party continues to be active in elections. In 2008 it ran a candidate for the legislature, Frank Liberatore. He polled 19.7% in a two-person race. Thanks to Tom McLaughlin for this news.
Pierce County, Washington, used Ranked Choice Voting for the first time for certain partisan county offices in 2008. Now there is a ballot measure (placed on the ballot by the County Commission) that asks the voters if they wish to repeal that system. Tacoma’s daily newspaper, the News Tribune, has this article about the campaign.
Pierce County, Washington, used Ranked Choice Voting for the first time for certain partisan county offices in 2008. Now there is a ballot measure (placed on the ballot by the County Commission) that asks the voters if they wish to repeal that system. Tacoma’s daily newspaper, the News Tribune, has this article about the campaign.
