On February 24, U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood issued this twelve-page opinion, explaining why the Illinois full-slate law is unconstitutional. The case is Libertarian Party of Illinois v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:12cv-2511. … Continue reading
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On February 23, the federal court that is hearing the North Carolina U.S. House redistricting lawsuit gave the plaintiffs time to file objections to the new plan drawn up by the legislature recently. The brief of the plaintiffs is due … Continue reading
Maryland Delegate Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore) has introduced HB 1301, to ease the definition of “political party.” Existing law says a party is a group that has membership of 1% of the state registration total, or which polled 1% for … Continue reading
Nevada Republican rules generally allocate delegates according to the share of the popular caucus vote, although candidates who poll less than 3.3% of the statewide vote are excluded. Based on the results as of 10 p.m., it appears that the … Continue reading
Here is a link to the Nevada Republican Party web page that has caucus results for the February 23 event. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
On February 22, the Alaska Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in state court to win the right to nominate non-members. Alaska law says no one may run in a party primary unless the person is a registered member of that … Continue reading