In 2013 the Arkansas legislature passed a bill requiring voters at the polls to show a government photo-ID. On April 24, a Circuit Court in Pulaski County ruled that the legislature exceeded its authority, because the bill conflicts with very detailed provisions of the Arkansas Constitution on voter registration and voting. Here is the 8-page(More)…
On April 23, the Democratic Governors Association filed a federal lawsuit against certain Connnecticut campaign finance laws. The Association wants to make independent expenditures this year in support of Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, a Democrat who is running for re-election. The lawsuit says that Connecticut laws on independent expenditures provide that spending isn’t “independent” if(More)…
On April 23, the Oklahoma Senate passed HB 2134 by a vote of 28-16. The bill had already passed the House, but because the Senate added some additional provisions, it must return to the House. Here is the text of the amended bill. UPDATE: the “yes” votes included 19 Republicans and 9 Democrats. The “no”(More)…
How Chelsea Manning sees herself. Portrait by Alicia Neal, commissioned by the Chelsea Manning Support Network. Higher-res version available upon request. April 23, 2014. By Chelsea Manning. Today is an …
Can the One Subject at a Time Act stop this?
Having to get up at 6 in the morning to make sushi was starting to get unbearable with the cold winter temps and in mid February I quit. I figured …
The IRS is targeting people with deceased parents, from decades ago! Will you be next?
On April 21, a New Mexico state representative was removed from the June 3 primary ballot, because a court determined that her petition lacked the required 78 valid signatures. Sandra Jeff, a Democrat, submitted 91 signatures, but her petition was challenged, and found to include only 68 valid signatures. See this story.
On April 18, the Kentucky legislature adjourned, without having passed SB 205, which would have let U.S. Senator Rand Paul run for re-election in 2016 even if he is also running for the Republican presidential nomination. See this story. Kentucky, like most states, holds legislative elections this year. The Senate has a Republican majority and(More)…
In Colorado, local water boards are permitted to run their own elections. The Ken Caryl Ranch Water and Sanitation Board has decided to hold its next election for Director using Approval Voting. The district elects five directors and serves an area with a population of approximately 32,000, near Littleton. Approval voting lets voters vote for(More)…
