The South Carolina bill to ban fusion, HB 3067, is still pending in a Senate Subcommittee (it had passed the House in February). However, it has been amended to also ban the straight-ticket device. Thanks to Scott West for this … Continue reading
The Constitution Party holds a national committee meeting in Newark, New Jersey, June 11-13. Former Congressmember Virgil Goode will speak at that meeting. Goode had been a Democratic member of Congress from Virginia, and then in the 1990’s had been … Continue reading
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaking to a local Republican group, said that if the Republican Party doesn’t become somewhat more libertarian on spending and social issues in the future, then he foresees a split in the party followed by … Continue reading
The congressional bill to expand the size of the U.S. House from 435 to 437 members, with a new member for Utah and a voting member for the District of Columbia, is likely to receive a vote in the House … Continue reading
On April 1, the West Virginia House passed HB 2981. This is the bill that lowers the number of signatures for new party and independent candidates from 2% of the last vote cast, to 1%, and also moves the non-presidential … Continue reading
