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Opinion: Electoral vote proposal a partisan effort to manipulate outcome

Category: Election Reform · State: California · Source: Capitol Weekly

It’s ba-aaaaack! Like the hockey-masked assailant in the “Friday the 13th” movies that refuses to die, the GOP ballot measure designed to ensure that its presidential candidate wins nearly half of California’s electoral votes has been revived. And it’s got Democratic leaders nervous.

Posted: Thu, Dec 13, 2007 · 8:39 AM ET

GOP Electoral Measure Won't Make June Ballot

Category: Election Reform · State: California · Source: Associated Press

A California ballot measure that could give Republicans an edge in next year's presidential campaign by changing the way the state awards its electoral college votes won't make the June primary ballot and is now headed for November, backers said Thursday.

Posted: Tue, Dec 11, 2007 · 2:32 PM ET

District-only voting heads for November ballot

Category: Election Reform · State: Washington · Source: Bellingham Herald

Voters will have another chance to decide whether they like district-only voting after Whatcom County Council members Tuesday night approved a ballot measure for the 2008 general election.

Posted: Sun, Dec 9, 2007 · 8:21 AM ET

Disclosure of ballot campaign donors sought

Category: Election Reform · State: California · Source: Los Angeles Times

Backers of two campaigns to change California law are crying foul over donations to their opponents made through nonprofit groups that can hide the origin of the money.

Posted: Sat, Dec 1, 2007 · 8:04 AM ET

Electoral change is hope for GOP

Category: Election Reform · State: California · Source: The Modesto Bee

There used to be a phrase to describe a certain breed of California voter: Reagan Democrats. Those were the moderate-to-conservative members of the Democratic Party who supported President Reagan and the first President Bush in the elections of 1980, 1984 and 1988.

Posted: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 · 8:37 PM ET

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