This Newsday story predicts that the New York legislature will be unable to pass any legislation this year on the date of primaries. That will mean a repeat of 2012, when New York taxpayers had to pay for a June … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Five Pennsylvania Democrats have filed to be on the Democratic primary ballot for Lieutenant Governor. The primary is May 20. One of the Democrats has challenged the petition of one of the other candidates. See this story. Pennsylvania requires 1,000 … Continue reading
On March 14, a U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona set an expedited briefing schedule in Arizona Green Party v Bennett, 2:14cv-375. This is the case that challenges the February petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. Each party will submit its … Continue reading
On March 17, the Arizona Secretary of State released a new voter registration tally, as of March 1: Republican 1,130,170; Democratic 960,701; Libertarian 26,595; Americans Elect 332; independents and others 1,134,243. The state no longer tallies the number of Greens … Continue reading
On March 17, attorneys for Alabama filed this 70-page brief with the Eleventh Circuit in Stein v Secretary of State of Alabama, 13-15556. The brief discusses the state interest in the March deadline starting on page 58. The state says … Continue reading