In 2011, the California legislature created new classes of methods for dealing with individuals convicted of certain crimes: “Mandatory Supervision” and “Post-Release Community Supervision.” On May 7, a California Superior Court in Alameda County ruled that individuals in those categories may register to vote. The case is Scott v Bowen, RG14-712570. California law denies persons(More)…
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On March 5, the Missouri legislature passed SB 892, which moves the presidential primary from February to March. Thanks to Frontloading HQ for this news.
According to this Washington Post story, a group appointed by the Republican National Committee is meeting to write new rules for the party’s presidential contest. The group will probably pass a new rule, penalizing Republican presidential candidates who campaign in states that hold presidential primaries that violate party rules. In the past, both major parties(More)…
The health scare was a real wake up call for me. I realized that if I was to outlast the stupid weed laws, then I would have to make sure …
The May 6 Sacramento Bee has this op-ed by Mike Feinstein, former Mayor of Santa Monica, on how California’s top-two system has injured the state’s minor parties.
On April 24, some students at the University of Hawaii at Hilo filed a federal lawsuit, over the restrictions on passing out literature on campus. The University is a public school. The case is Burch v University of Hawaii System, 1:14cv-200. The campus has a “free speech zone” that occupies only one-fourth of 1% of(More)…
May 2 was the deadline for Florida candidates to file a declaration of candidacy and the filing fee, for Congress. Here is a link to the candidate list. There are six U.S. House districts without a Democratic-Republican contest: Democrats failed to file anyone in four districts, and Republicans in two districts. By comparison, in 2012,(More)…
The Boston Globe has this story about the Massachusetts Republican Party. The third paragraph says unnamed sources say some of the party’s candidates for lesser statewide office may fail to get on the primary ballot. The petition deadline is May 6 (Tuesday). Primary candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General each need 10,000 signatures. Candidates(More)…
Thanks to a lazy, incompetent Congress.
