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On April 4, the Oklahoma Senate made a small but interesting amendment to HB 1615, the bill that moves the non-presidential primary from July to June and also moves the petition deadline for a new party from May 1 to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Donald Trump, who has been thinking of seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, says he is also considering the idea of running as an independent presidential candidate instead. See this CNN report. Here is a link to a 15-minute … Continue reading
The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has this story about the bills in the Tennessee legislature to improve ballot access for new and minor parties. The bills are HB 794 and SB 935. … Continue reading
On April 11, the California Assembly passed AB 80. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. It passed unanimously. Assuming this bill becomes law, California will only hold one primary in 2012. By contrast, in 2008, California had … Continue reading
On April 9, the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the order of the 6th circuit in the lawsuit over whether certain provisional ballots should be counted, in a November 2010 partisan local … Continue reading