The Idaho legislature convenes on January 10. According to this story, a bill will be introduced that lets parties block adherents of other parties from voting in that party’s primary. However, it will not block independent voters from voting in … Continue reading
CATO, a well-known libertarian think-tank, and the Center for Competitive Politics, have both received permission to file amici curiae briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v Bennett, 10-238. This is the case … Continue reading
On January 6, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner issued Directive 2011-01, which says that the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and Socialist Parties will be qualified parties during 2011. The only regularly-scheduled partisan elections in Ohio in 2011 are in several … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Charles Sova (R-Orange) has introduced CACR1, a proposed amendment to the State Constitution that would move state and local elections from even-numbered years to odd-numbered years. Thanks to Howard Wilson for this news. The only states that … Continue reading
On January 5, 2011, two interesting election law bills were introduced in the New York legislature. State Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Elections Committee, introduced S609. It says that the names and party labels printed on ballots … Continue reading
