New York state law requires ballot-qualified parties to choose their presidential elector candidates no later than September 10 this year. The New York Independence Party state chair, Frank MacKay, had previously said that the Independence Party of New York will … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
On August 23, the California State Senate passed AB 1436, the bill to permit individuals to register to vote on election day. The bill has been amended since it passed the Assembly, so now it goes back to the Assembly. … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel will hear oral arguments in Constitution Party v Aichele on September 11, Tuesday, at 10 a.m, in Philadelphia. This is the case that maintains that Pennsylvania’s system for checking petitions violates U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading
The Michigan Secretary of State is trying to persuade a U.S. District Court not to expedite the case Libertarian Party of Michigan v Johnson. See the state’s brief here. Here is the Libertarian Party’s rebuttal brief. This is the case … Continue reading
On August 23, a Washington state court in Olympia heard Libertarian Party of Washington v Reed, in which the Libertarian Party argued that the Republican Party is no longer ballot-qualified. According to this news story, the Judge determined that the … Continue reading