The Sun Chronicle, a daily newspaper in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has this article on the 25 groups that have asked Massachusetts election officials to keep track of how many registered members they have. The story doesn’t actually explain to its readers … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
The Eugene, Oregon daily newspaper, the Register-Guard, here editorializes in favor of an idea first proposed by the Independent Party of Oregon. Currently the Democratic and Republican Parties of Oregon do not let independent voters vote in their primaries, but … Continue reading
On August 21, the Ohio Libertarian Party submitted this Request for a Status Conference, which makes the case that the constitutionality of Ohio’s ballot access law should be decided soon, because the deadline for candidates running in 2016 primaries is … Continue reading
On August 21, the Florida legislature gave up trying to draw new U.S. House districts, so the state courts will settle the lines. See this story. Also see this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen and Jan Tucker for the links. … Continue reading
According to this news story, Pennsylvania officials will ask the Third Circuit to reverse the decision of July 24 that struck down the unique Pennsylvania system that puts minor parties in financial jeopardy if they submit petitions that don’t have … Continue reading