On February 9, a U.S. District Court determined that the city of Martin, South Dakota, should use cumulative voting to elect its city council. Cottier v City of Martin, no. 02-5021-KES. The court had earlier ruled that Martin’s plan for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Virginia HB 3157, which imposes substantial filing fees on minor party and independent candidates (for all office except president) passed the House on February 6, by 70-29. It now goes to the Senate Elections Committee. The Independent Green Party is … Continue reading
Under current New Hampshire law, an independent voter can “join” a qualified political party at the polls on primary day, vote in that party’s primary, and then immediately sign a form (at the polls) to go back to independent status. … Continue reading
On February 8, Florida HB 537 unanimously passed the House Ethics & Elections Committee. It moves Florida’s presidential primary from early March, to the earlier of these two dates: February 5, or one week after New Hampshire’s primary. Since New … Continue reading
As expected, Ohio’s Secretary of State did not appeal Libertarian Party of Ohio v Blackwell to the US Supreme Court.