The Nashville/Davidson County Libertarian Party has set up this web page to help Tennessee activists lobby for a new, better ballot access law for minor parties. As the page explains, the old law was declared unconstitutional last year. The page … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
According to this story in the New York Daily News, Thomas Golisano is one of the major financial backers of the movement to pass the National Popular Vote Plan bills. Golisano was the Independence Party’s gubernatorial candidate in New York … Continue reading
On February 1, the North Carolina Free the Vote Coalition held a well-attended press conference outside the North Carolina legislative office building. See here. The purpose of the press conference was to publicize the introduction of the bill to improve … Continue reading
On February 1, a state court in Massachusetts ruled that the November 2, 2010 election failed to elect anyone in the State House, Worcester 6 district. The judge determined that the November vote was a tie, so the state will … Continue reading
Ever since 1974, when the District of Columbia started holding elections for its city officials, the primary for the partisan offices has been in September of even-numbered years. But last year Congress passed a law that virtually requires that all … Continue reading