Medill Reports is an on-line publication, prepared by graduate journalism students at Northwestern University. This article in Medill Reports describes the habit of WTTW-TV to host debates, but to exclude some ballot-listed candidates. On January 17, the TV station, which … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2011
On January 28, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 261, which provides for a June 20 primary for Governor this year, in the special gubernatorial election that will be held in October. If the bill fails to become … Continue reading
On Friday, January 28, the Montana House defeated HB 130 by a vote of 42-57. This is the bill to provide for all-mail ballots. The outcome was a surprise, because the previous day, the same bill had passed a preliminary … Continue reading
Connecticut Senator Andrew Maynard (D-Stonington) has introduced Proposed Bill 778, which cuts the number of signatures for statewide and U.S. House candidates, in the general election, down to 1,000 signatures. Current law requires 7,500 signatures for statewide candidates, and signatures … Continue reading
On January 27, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Rahm Emanuel meets the definition of “resident”, for purposes of running for Mayor in the February 22 election. Two justices did not join in the majority opinion, but they agreed … Continue reading
Still undecided is a local partisan judicial race in Hamilton County, Ohio. The race is very close and the outcome probably depends on whether almost 200 disputed provisional ballots can be counted. On January 27, the 6th circuit issued an … Continue reading