On March 24, the Hawaii Democratic Party filed its opening brief in the Ninth Circuit in Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago, 13-17545. The issue is whether the Democratic Party should be permitted to limit voting in its primary to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Fuller will hear oral arguments in Hall v Bennett on May 30, 2014. This is the case over ballot access requirements for independents and newly-qualifying parties in special congressional elections. The issue is whether … Continue reading
The number of registered voters in the United States, in the 30 states (plus D.C.) that have registration by party, declined by 1,516,272 between November 2012 and March 2014. Nevertheless, during this period Libertarian registration in those states increased 11.4%. … Continue reading
John Mirisch, who wants to be on the ballot for California State Senate, 26th district, appears to have failed to qualify. He needed 40 valid signatures and only has 38. See this story. Earlier Mirisch had won a Superior Court … Continue reading
A New York gubernatorial election poll conducted by David Binder Research shows that if the Working Families Party ran its own nominee for Governor of New York this year, the party would poll between 6% and 13%, depending on who … Continue reading