On May 15, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen released updated voter registration data for the special statewide election of May 19. Compared to the last registration tally of March 20, these parties gained a slightly larger share of the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
New York has released official election returns for the special election of March 31 in the 20th U.S. House district. The only candidates on the ballot were Democrat Scott Murphy and Republican Jim Tedisco. Murphy won with a margin of … Continue reading
On May 18, the Hawaii Constitution Party obtained blank petition forms from the Hawaii Elections Office, and is in the process of distributing them to activists. Any party that is not on the ballot now needs 692 signatures by April … Continue reading
On May 18, the Minnesota legislature passed SF 1331. Among other things, it moves the primary from September to the second Tuesday in August. Assuming Governor Tim Pawlenty signs it into law, the bill will automatically move the minor party … Continue reading
Oklahoma HB 1072 has been postponed into 2010 by its sponsor. Oklahoma has two-year legislative sessions. Even though the bill had passed both houses overwhelmingly, the legislature does not seem ready to pass a final version this year. HB 1072 … Continue reading