Maryland Delegate Veronica Turner (D-Prince Georges County) has introduced HB 2, to increase Maryland filing fees for candidates. The existing fees are $290 for statewide office and $100 for U.S. House of Representatives. The bill increases the statewide fee to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2011
The New York Conservative Party had its best electoral showing in November 2010, than at any time since 1998, for all levels of federal and state office. Its showing for Governor was the best for the office at the top … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Elections Commission will release a tally of all write-in votes from the November 2, 2010 election, during the first week of January 2011. It will cover all federal and state offices. All other states have already released their … Continue reading
The December 29 issue of the Albany Times-Union has this editorial, condemning New York state’s present law for recounts, which sets out no objective standards on when a recount should be held. The editorial was responding to the decision of … Continue reading
This UPI story explains the lawsuit Cao v Federal Election Commission, which the U.S. Supreme Court may or may not decide to hear. The case, filed jointly by former Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao and the Republican National Committee, challenges the … Continue reading
This story in an English-language newspaper in Ankara, Turkey, explains how political parties are financed in Turkey, and the same article gives the same information for many countries in Europe as well. … Continue reading