New Hampshire Representative Joel Winters (D-Manchester) has introduced a bill to make it easier for unqualified political parties to get on the ballot. Existing law requires a group that wishes to be a qualified party to submit a petition of … Continue reading
Massachusetts has three ballot-qualified parties, Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian. Massachusetts is holding a special primary for U.S. Senate on December 8, 2009. No one qualified for the Libertarian Party primary, but election officials were forced by state law to print … Continue reading
Three election law bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have gained co-sponsors since November 24. HR3957, to require states to permit same-day voter registration in federal elections, has gained four new co-sponsors and now has fourteen. HR1826, for public … Continue reading
On December 4, the California Secretary of State certified vote-counting equipment that is already being used in Alameda County, California, for the purpose of letting the city of Oakland use Instant Runoff Voting for its own city elections. See this … Continue reading
Alaska publishes updated voter registration data every month. The data published on December 4, 2009, has a new feature. It includes voter registration data by age group as well as by political party. The biggest age group in general is … Continue reading
