On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 145, the bill to outlaw paying voter registration drive workers on a per-registration card basis. Here is his veto message. He had vetoed a similar bill last year. Thanks to Kevin … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1233, which would have required that the text of initiative petitions be translated into languages other than English. Circulators would be required to have all versions of the text when they … Continue reading
Ballot Access News September 1, 2012 – Volume 28, Number 4 This issue was printed on yellow paper. Table of Contents MINOR PARTIES WIN BALLOT ACCESS FIGHTS IN 4 STATES VIRGINIA VICTORY OKLAHOMA AMERICANS ELECT NOMINATES GARY JOHNSON, BUT STATE … Continue reading
The first Commission on Presidential Debates event this year is at the University of Denver, on Wednesday, October 3. The Obama-Romney debate starts at 7 pm Colorado time and runs 90 minutes, and covers domestic issues. That same evening, Jill … Continue reading
On September 29, Salon posted this interesting interview with Virgil Goode. UPDATE: also, see this lengthy Washington Post story about his campaign. … Continue reading
The Norwich Bulletin has this editorial, explaining that the newspaper’s policy is to invite all ballot-listed candidates to appear before its editorial board. The editorial also says that the media in general should treat all ballot-listed candidates equally, and that … Continue reading