The may 30 Santa Cruz Sentinel has this editorial, suggesting that California’s “top-two open primary” system, passed by the voters in June 2010, is not necessarily a helpful idea. The Sentinel endorsed Proposition 14 back in 2010. Also of interest … Continue reading
On May 29, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch told the press that the Montana independent petition deadline (for candidates running for office other than President) will be May 29. As previously noted, late on Friday, May 25, a U.S. … Continue reading
This link to the Texas Secretary of State has primary election returns for the Democratic and Republican Parties. … Continue reading
On May 22, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Hawaii issued a 55-page ruling in Kostick v Nago, 1:12-cv-184. The panel denied injunctive relief to a group of voters who had sued to alter the redistricting plan for state legislative … Continue reading
On May 29, Angus King submitted 5,800 signatures so as to appear on the November 2012 ballot in Maine as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. He needs 4,000. The law does not permit him to submit more than 6,000. … Continue reading
