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The Idaho Republican Party held a state convention June 21-23. It decided to study whether the issue of which voters should be allowed to vote in the Republican primary. The study will be done in 2013. See this story. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
On June 22, Washington State, and also the Washington State Grange, each asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party lawsuit against the top-two open primary system. The case is Washington State Democratic … Continue reading
On June 20, a Superior Court Judge in Maricopa County, Arizona, removed three Libertarians from the party’s primary ballot. They were all running for seats in the state legislature. Some Republican activists challenged their primary petitions, on the basis that … Continue reading
On June 22, the Illinois Libertarian Party filed this brief in Libertarian Party of Illinois v State Board of Elections, pending in U.S. District Court. The issues are the June 25 petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates, and … Continue reading
The New York Assembly passed A7492, the “Voter Friendly Ballot Act” on June 21, just before adjourning. Unfortunately the bill did not make any headway in the State Senate. The bill would have provided that the names of candidates for … Continue reading