Another Pennsylvania Newspaper Condemns State’s Ballot Access Laws
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader here reprints an editorial from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, condemning Pennsylvania’s ballot access laws.
City Council Candidate in Peoria, Arizona, Accidentally Omitted from Absentee Ballots
Ken Krieger, one of the three candidates for one of the City Council seats in Peoria, Arizona, is about to decide whether to sue election officials for omitting his name from all absentee ballots. See this story. Replacement ballots have been mailed, but the notice with the replacement ballot just said that voters should vote(More)…
What Do Immigrant Children, Forest Fires, and Israel Have in Common?
A bill clustering multiple subjects backfires (and it should)
On The Lam (Part 47)
January was cold and wet so I spent the majority of my time hanging around the villa either online or playing video games. I was starting to get used to …
North Carolina Legislature Likely to Remain in Session for Extended Period
This interesting story describes the North Carolina legislature’s problems trying to go home for the year, something that seems unlikely to happen for some weeks, if not months. There is a pending ballot access bill in the North Carolina legislature, HB 185. It has already passed the House and simply provides that the legislature would(More)…
California Senate Likely to Vote on Bill Easing Definition of “Political Party” in Mid-August
The California Senate is likely to vote on AB 2351 during the week of August 18-22. This is the bill that eases the definition of “political party”, from a group that has registration of 1% of the last gubernatorial vote, to one that has registration of .33% of the state total. Thanks to C. T.(More)…
Tennessee Libertarian Party Files Ballot Access Lawsuit
On July 30, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to require that its gubernatorial nominee, Daniel Lewis, be listed on the ballot as “Libertarian” instead of “independent.” Lewis v Goins, 3:14cv-1565, middle district.
Your Last Chance to Reduce the NSA’s Spying Power
The Senate’s (NOT the House’s) version of the USA Freedom Act is a good start
Election reforms have failed
I’ve spent considerable time studying ballot access laws and election results, I’ve even written a book on the topic. One thing that is obvious is that election rules are rigged …
Link to Order in Romo v Detzner, Florida Redistricting Case
Here is a link by which the order in Romo v Detzner, 2012-ca-412, can be read. This is the Florida state court’s ruling in the U.S. House redistricting lawsuit. The document says, “It is ordered as follows: the legislature shall submit a remedial or revised map no later than noone on August 15, 2014.”