In the last few months, two new parties qualified for the Oregon ballot, the Working Families Party, and the Independent Party. They each did this with a petition drive. Like most states that have registration by party, the Oregon voter … Continue reading
On April 3, the Oregon House Elections & Ethics Committee passed HB 2084. It provides for a February 5 presidential primary in 2008. Since Oregon votes entirely by mail, this would mean that Oregonians would be casting presidential primary ballots … Continue reading
On April 5, the 3rd circuit denied a rehearing in Rogers v Corbett, the ballot access case filed by the Green, Constitution and Libertarian Parties last year. The issue was whether the state could force a party to submit 67,070 … Continue reading
On March 28, the Illinois House passed HB 426, which moves the entire primary from March to February. The vote was 110-4. The bill also eases the deadline for a qualified party to certify the names of its presidential and … Continue reading
On April 5, Colorado SB 83 passed the State Senate. It lets qualified minor parties nominate someone who has been a member of another party during the preceding year (major parties in Colorado already have this right). It also eases … Continue reading
