North Carolina Representatives Marvin Lucas (D-Spring Lake) and Elmer Floyd (D-Fayetteville) have introduced HB 38, which would abolish run-off partisan primaries. Thanks to Kevin Hayes for this news. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge John J. Thorp ordered that minor party candidates for U.S. House, 2nd district, should not be required to obtain more than 3,444 valid signatures to be included in the April 2013 special election. … Continue reading
It is possible that an order will be released on February 1 in Jones v McGuffage, 12-cv-9997, the Green Party’s ballot access case pending in Chicago. The Green Party is hoping for relief from the law that requires over 15,000 … Continue reading
A ballot access improvement bill will be introduced in Alabama on February 5. In the Senate it will be introduced by Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster); in the House by Representative Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham). This is the first time such a … Continue reading