On April 26, Washington, D.C., held a special election to fill a vacant city council-at-large seat. In D.C. special elections for partisan office, parties are not permitted to nominate candidates. Individuals run against each other and there is no run-off. … Continue reading
On April 27, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Crow, a semi-retired Reagan appointee, upheld Kansas’ policy of providing no write-in line on voter registration forms, concerning the voter’s choice of political party. Constitution Party of Kansas v Biggs, 10-4043. Here … Continue reading
A bill to provide for Instant Runoff Voting in special elections in Hawaii has passed both houses of the legislature, and it is taking the conference committee at least three meetings to iron out the differences between the House version … Continue reading
On April 27, President Obama made public his birth certificate, which can be seen here. It will be interesting to see if the bills still pending in a few state legislatures, to require presidential birth certificates, continue to advance or … Continue reading
On April 26, the Alabama House passed HB 425, which moves the primary (in presidential years) for all office from June to the second Tuesday in March. An already-existing law, section 17-6-22(1), says that new parties must submit their ballot … Continue reading
