On March 14, the Maine House passed LD 1774 on a preliminary vote. This is the bill to conform the state’s public funding program (for candidates for state office) to the U.S. Supreme Court decision from Arizona last year. That … Continue reading
On March 15, the New York Assembly passed A9271b, a bill that moves the non-presidential primary from August to June. It also moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from August 21 to May … Continue reading
On March 15, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the certification of the November 2010 election returns for the Secretary of State race. Here is the 20-page decision in White v Indiana Democratic Party, 49S00-1202. White, the Republican nominee, had easily … Continue reading
Recently, the presidential nominees of two newly-created political parties decided to seek the Americans Elect presidential nomination. One such nominee is Rocky Anderson, who is also the presidential nominee of the Justice Party. See this news story about Anderson’s declaration, … Continue reading
According to this story, some Illinois Republican leaders who support Mitt Romney now regret that they did not challenge Rick Santorum’s petitions in some districts. Illinois law says all petitions are valid if no one challenges, even if the number … Continue reading
