Earlier this month, Alaska purged its list of registered voters, to delete people who haven’t voted in the last four years. The new registration totals for each party, compared to the totals just prior to the November 2008 election, show … Continue reading
The Kentucky legislature adjourned on March 13 without passing any election law bills of interest. Among bills that failed to pass were: (1) HB 170, the National Popular Vote bill; (2) SB 23, which would have expanded the terms of … Continue reading
On March 17, the New Mexico legislature passed SB 3, which says that candidates for certain offices who are seeking a place on a primary ballot no longer need a petition. The only offices affected are District Judge, District Attorney, … Continue reading
On March 19, North Carolina Senator Jim Jacumin (R-Connelly Springs) introduced SB 731. It lowers the petition for a previously unqualified party from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 10,000 signatures. It lowers the statewide independent petition from 2% … Continue reading
On November 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals heard arguments in Nader v Democratic National Committee, 08-7074. Ralph Nader had filed the case in 2004, arguing that the Democratic National Committee, and the Kerry-Edwards campaign, had filed 29 lawsuits or … Continue reading
