Congressman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) has introduced HR 6240. It would move federal election day from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, to the first full weekend in November. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for this news. … Continue reading
A Reform Party national meeting in Dallas is scheduled to be held, commencing on Friday afternoon (July 18). The meeting was called to resolve the difficult issue of the identity of the national officers of the Reform Party. In early … Continue reading
On July 13, Donna Spring died at the age of 55. She had been one of the Green Party’s longest-serving public officials. She was in her fourth four-year term on the Berkeley, California city council. She had been working for … Continue reading
On July 17, Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lancaster and Lebanon Counties) contacted the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition, and requested a copy of the Coalition’s original 2007 ballot access proposal. The Senator said he is not interested in Representative Kerry … Continue reading
On July 17, Bob Barr and his candidates for presidential elector in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against the Oklahoma procedures for qualifying an independent presidential candidate. The procedures are so difficult that they have not been used since 1992. UPDATE: … Continue reading
