On August 25, the Minnesota Democratic Party decided to move its presidential caucuses from March 4 to February 5. Thanks to politicalwire for this news. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
The Green Party National Committee passed this resolution on August 26, by a vote of 113-10: “Whereas the GPUS National Committee has clearly stated, through passage of Proposal 218, a commitment to run “full out” campaigns, and Whereas running “full … Continue reading
According to this article in the New York Times of August 29, the Republican National Committee expects to deprive any state of half its delegates to the national convention, if that state chooses delegates by primary before February 5. The … Continue reading
On August 24, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap proposed that the state legislature abolish primary elections. He says the state can’t afford the $300,000 every other year for primaries, and says that the parties are capable of nominating by … Continue reading
On August 27, the California Assembly passed SB 439 on a voice vote. It legalizes write-ins in instances when the voter forgets to “x” the box next to the name written in. Since the bill is worded slightly differently than … Continue reading