The Hankster

• Suit Targets Write-In Candidates Loophole (The Tampa Tribune) Don't close the primaries
• Aronberg sues over write-in loophole (Palm Beach Post FL) Independent voter joins suit
• EDITORIAL ~~ Commissioner is no democrat either . . . (Fernandina Beach Leader - FL) Higginbotham changed from a Democrat to a Republican for convenience as the GOP became Nassau County's majority party. He has become nonpartisan for convenience as well.

• Deeply divided Colorado could be a toss-up state (CNN) Colorado, with its large population of independent voters, could become the ultimate battleground state in the general election.
• Obama Camp Thinks Democrats Can Rise in South (BlueRidgeNow - NC)

• Citizens Have A Right To Legislate (LETTERS Hartford Courant )
• Voter reforms should be included on ballots (LETTER Albany Times Union)
• First step in city council recall attempt begins with meeting (BY DAVID TEWES - VICTORIA ADVOCATE - TX)
• Shameless Anti-Redistricting Web Site Goes Up (New America/Blockbuster Democracy blog)
• Stop the Power Grab Redistricting Initiative (Citizens for Accountability website) ref. above
• Sacramento Bee Account of Redistricting Debate (Rose Report)
• Senator Perata’s Redistricting Hypocrisy (Rose Report)
• Orlando Sentinel Editorial on Florida Redistricting Reform (Rose Report)
• Perata's power play (San Francisco Chronicle)

Labels: closed primary, independent voters, initiative and referendum, open primary, political reform, redistricting, unaffiliated voters

# posted by Nancy Hanks @ 8:09 AM