On April 14, the Washington state legislature passed SB 5171, which moves the primary for all office from late August to the first Tuesday in August. The deadline for candidates to file in that primary in 2012 (assuming the Governor … Continue reading
On April 14, this brief was filed by the plaintiffs in Whitaker v Herrera, a case pending in state court (2nd district), cv-2010-13274. The case was filed by the Green Party of New Mexico, and some candidates, including an independent … Continue reading
Florida HB 1355, passed by the House on April 21, is 157 pages long. Among the changes is a provision that does not permit political parties to nominate anyone for any partisan office (other than president or presidential elector), if … Continue reading
Geoff Pallay has this report on the progress of congressional and legislative redistricting in 16 states. … Continue reading
On April 21, Americans Elect submitted the paperwork to qualify as a political party in Florida. This is an action Americans Elect would have been doing in Florida eventually, in any case. However, the filing was done earlier than it … Continue reading
