U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson has scheduled a trial for October 16, at 9 a.m., in California Justice Committee v Bowen, central district, 2:12cv3956. This is the case over the constitutionality of California’s January petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has analyzed the primary election returns from August 7. See here. In Kansas, 34% of all incumbent legislators running for re-election who had primary opponents were defeated. Kansas has closed primaries. In Michigan, which has an open primary, 14% … Continue reading
On August 8, the Green Party of Alaska is submitting approximately 4,500 signatures, to obtain “Limited Political Party” status in Alaska. The requirement is 3,273 valid signatures. “Limited political status” means a party is qualified only for the limited purpose … Continue reading
Both the Republican and the Democratic primaries for Michigan’s U.S. House race in the eleventh district were interesting this year. The primary was August 7. Here is an article about the results. … Continue reading
The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has this story about the refusal of the Tennessee Secretary of State to list the Green Party and Constitution Party nominees for public office on the state’s web page, until August 30. Obviously the Secretary … Continue reading
