A state court will soon decide who the actual chair of the Connecticut Independent Party is. See this story, which gives the details. The Independent Party of Connecticut is ballot-qualified for some offices, but not others. This is because, in … Continue reading
On June 20, the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Bill Gardner, said that the only parties that will have their own party column on the November ballot this year are the Republican and Democratic Parties. He said all other candidates … Continue reading
According to this Associated Press story, there are 148 incumbents running for re-election to the South Carolina legislature, and 105 of them have no general election opponent from the opposing major party. However, no one knows yet how many independent … Continue reading
The June 23 Arizona Republic has this op-ed opposing the Arizona top-two open primary initiative. It is authored by Ed Phillips, who was a State Senator 1990-1994 but who is better known in Arizona as a television commentator. Here is … Continue reading
The Idaho Republican Party held a state convention June 21-23. It decided to study whether the issue of which voters should be allowed to vote in the Republican primary. The study will be done in 2013. See this story. … Continue reading
