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St. Louis, MO– A bill to create a seven-member civilian oversight board for the St. Louis Police Department is looking like a sure bet to pass next month. The majority of the Board of Aldermen and even Mayor Francis are attaching their names to it.
As the bill was being discussed on Thursday, Jeff Roorda, a spokesperson for the St. Louis Police Officer’s Association, assaulted a woman while wearing an “I Am Darren Wilson” bracelet. His violent outburst may have stolen the headlines for the day, but there was also some glorious news to come from the union rep.
Roorda announced …read more

Despite Eighth Amendment protections and US Supreme Court rulings, state puts Robert Ladd to death
Robert Ladd was put to death on Thursday in Texas, despite a ban on executions of mentally challenged people. (Photo: AP)
Texas executed an intellectually disabled man on Thursday, violating the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits putting mentally impaired prisoners to death as cruel and unusual punishment.
CommonDreams.org | Nadia Prupis
Robert Ladd, 57, was killed by lethal injection Thursday evening for the 1996 murder of Vicki Ann Garner. The procedure lasted 27 minutes. In any other state, Ladd would have been considered ineligible for the death penalty due to …read more

In March, California will hold a special State Senate election in which only one candidate will be on the ballot. This newspaper story says the Los Angeles County part of the district will cost $1,400,000. The district has substantial parts of Los Angeles County and substantial parts of San Bernardino County. The reporter could not(More)… …read more

On Friday, January 30, the South Dakota Senate put off voting on SB 69, even though it had been placed on the day’s agenda. The bill makes ballot access more difficult both for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates. …read more

The California Secretary of State here lists the parties that invited independent voters to vote in their primaries for the period 2004 through 2012. This proves that before the top-two system was put into effect, independent voters could vote in both the Republican and Democratic primaries for congress and state office. This Secretary of State’s(More)… …read more

Here is the 27-page opinion in Rubin v Padilla, the California State Court of Appeals decision upholding the top-two system. The opinion shows that the three judges who signed the opinion are ignorant of two important points: (1) that federal law requires the states to hold congressional elections in November, with any run-off after November;(More)… …read more

Today we’re announcing the launch of Coinbase Community, a discussion site for Coinbase customers. With this site we hope to generate a knowledge base where our customers can help out one another and also have closer communication with Coinbase employees.Who is the Coinbase Community site for?For Consumers: What features would you like to see in your bitcoin wallet? What bug has been annoying you for months? We would love to hear from you how we can be serving you better.For Merchants: How are you thinking about accept bitcoin payments? How have you integrated it into your business? …read more

On January 28, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee heard HB 185, which would restore the straight-ticket device. The committee sent it to a subcommittee for further study. This probably means that it won’t pass this year. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news. …read more