Delaware has always permitted fusion, the ability of two different political parties to jointly nominate the same person. A bill to abolish fusion was passed by the Delaware House in January 2011. That bill, HB 11, will be heard in … Continue reading
Under current Missouri law, the 2012 presidential primary will be in early February. The two major parties have said they won’t recognize primaries that early, except for the New Hampshire and South Carolina presidential primaries. So Missouri Senator Kevin Engler … Continue reading
On March 17, the Illinois House Election & Campaign Reform Committee passed HB 2009 unanimously. It says that anyone who ran in a primary, but who is not nominated, is then barred from running in the same election year as … Continue reading
The Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Lux v Judd, 10-1997, on May 12. This is the case challenging Virginia’s law that says no one may circulate a petition for a U.S. House candidate except people who live in … Continue reading
The Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government has passed LD 142 unanimously. Current law says a qualified party must hold county caucuses in every county in the spring of even-numbered years. The bill, as originally introduced, … Continue reading
