On November 1, the Wisconsin Assembly passed SB 116, the bill to move the non-presidential primary from September to August. However, the Assembly also amended the bill. The original bill moved the petition deadline for qualifying a new party from … Continue reading
On November 2, California elections officials completed their random sample check of the Americans Elect petition to be a qualified party. Americans Elect had submitted 1,621,318 signatures to meet a requirement of 1,030,040 valid signatures. The random sample shows that … Continue reading
On November 2, the Syracuse Post-Standard endorsed Howie Hawkins for Syracuse City Council, 4th district. Hawkins is the Green Party nominee. His only opponent is the Democratic nominee. Here is the endorsement editorial (scroll down to the 4th district). Syracuse, … Continue reading
This New York Daily News story says that it is possible New York in 2012 will end up with an April presidential primary, an August congressional primary, and a September primary for state and local office. Each primary would cost … Continue reading
On November 2, an ABC News/Washington Post Poll was released. The press release is titled, “Major Parties Struggle for Popularity; Interest in an Alternative is Broad.” See the results here. … Continue reading
