The Legal Affairs Director for the Ohio Secretary of State, Laurel Beatty, has scheduled a June 5 meeting, to discuss emergency regulations on how new political parties qualify for the ballot. The old law was declared unconstitutional last year. No … Continue reading
The May 3 Scotland Parliamentary Election used a mixture of single-member constituencies and proportional representation. 129 seats were up. 73 members were elected from districts, the old-fashioned way that has always been used in the U.S. (in other words, whichever … Continue reading
The Simi Valley Republican presidential debate of May 3 did not cover any matters concerning voting rights or election law, except that each of the 10 presidential candidates was asked about changing the U.S. Constitution to let foreign-born citizens run … Continue reading
As reported earlier, the Illinois Senate has unanimously passed SB 733, which sets the minor party and independent petition requirements at approximately one-fourth of 1% of the last vote cast. But the Illinois House has unanimously passed HB 632, which … Continue reading
As earlier reported, on May 3 the Florida legislature moved that state’s presidential primary to one week after the New Hampshire primaries. Since the New Hampshire primary is set for January 22, that would mean a January 29 primary for … Continue reading
