John DeStefano, Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, plans to ask the legislature to pass a bill next year, letting non-citizen adult residents of New Haven vote elections for city office. See this story. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the … Continue reading
Independent Political Report says Gary Johnson will officially declare that he has become a registered Libertarian, and that he will seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, on December 15. See here. The report has already been picked up by Political … Continue reading
The number of signatures needed for statewide minor party and independent candidates in Pennsylvania in 2012 will be known on Friday, December 16. The number of signatures will be 2% of the total vote cast for David Wecht, a candidate … Continue reading
Americans Elect submitted over 1,630,000 signatures earlier this year, to meet a requirement of 1,030,080 valid signatures. The California Secretary of State’s web page has this chart, showing which counties have finished checking the signatures. Los Angeles and San Diego, … Continue reading
On December 14, the Ohio House Government & Elections Committee held a hearing on HB 391, a bill introduced on December 13, 2011, to hold the presidential primary, and the primary for all other office, on May 22, 2012. The … Continue reading
