Level the Playing Field is the group that asked the Federal Election Commission late last year to require the Commission on Presidential Debates to expand entry into the general election presidential debates. Level the Playing Field has been working hard … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2015
This interesting article from the Times of Israel has a picture of Israeli ballots, and explains the voting procedure. Thanks to Steve Chessin for the link. … Continue reading
On March 17, the Third Circuit heard Balsam v Guadagno, the case in which some New Jersey voters argue that they do not wish to join either the Democratic or the Republican Party, yet they feel that the primary election … Continue reading
Current Vermont election laws says that if a party entitled to a primary doesn’t nominate anyone at its primary, then the party committee can choose a nominee after the primary is over. This year’s omnibus election law bill, HB 477, … Continue reading
On March 16, the Texas House Elections Committee heard testimony about HB 1288, which would abolish the straight-ticket device. See this story, which ways that Democratic and Republican Party officials testified against the bill. The fact that the bill has … Continue reading