On January 3, California Assemblymember Paul Fong, chair of the Assembly Elections Committee, introduced AB 80. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2011
On January 4, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the Federal Election Commission a 30-day delay in filing a response in Cao v FEC, 10-776. This is the case in which the national Republican Party and one of its past congressional … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that let the voters of each U.S. House district choose their own presidential elector. In 2008, one of Nebraska’s U.S. House districts chose a Democratic elector, so the electoral college vote in 2008 … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that let the voters of each U.S. House district choose their own presidential elector. In 2008, one of Nebraska’s U.S. House districts chose a Democratic elector, so the electoral college vote in 2008 … Continue reading
Newly-elected North Carolina State Representative Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) is ready to introduce a ballot access reform bill, as soon as the legislature convenes on January 26. It would lower the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 2% of … Continue reading
Markos Moulitsas, founder of Daily Kos, has this commentary in the January 4 edition of The Hill, one of the publications intended for members of Congress and their staffs, and others who are especially interested in legislation and politics. The … Continue reading