On July 5, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that special U.S. House elections are partisan elections. See this story. As a result, there will be eight candidates on the ballot in the September 2011 election in the 2nd district: … Continue reading
On July 3, Fred Newman, the founder of the New Alliance Party, died. He was 76. See this story. Thanks to Nancy Hanks for this news. The New Alliance Party made history in 1988, when it placed its presidential nominee, … Continue reading
On July 5, the Kansas Secretary of State determined that Americans Elect has enough valid signatures on its petition for party status. This is the first newly-qualifying party in Kansas since 1998. The only other ballot-qualified parties in Kansas are … Continue reading
Current Colorado law lets individuals contribute only half as much money to an independent candidate as to a Democrat or a Republican. In 2010 a supporter of an independent candidate for the legislature filed a lawsuit against this discriminatory policy. … Continue reading
On July 4, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed SB 1586. It includes many election law changes. It reduces the number of signatures needed for local referendum petitions, from 10% of the number of registered voters, to 8% of the last … Continue reading
