Kate Brown, Oregon Secretary of State, has ruled that the Independent Party of Oregon is now entitled to a government-administered primary. But, in theory, the party could lose that status if it doesn’t maintain its current 5% registration level. See … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
New Mexico Representative Nate Gentry (R-Bernalillo) has introduced HB 346. It would move the primary for president and all other office from June to March. Because New Mexico links petition deadlines for independent candidates and newly-qualifying parties to the primary … Continue reading
Ken Broder has this commentary at All Gov about the release of the latest research on California’s top-two system, found in the California Journal of Politics & Policy, Volume 7, issue 1. UPDATE: also see this article by William Bigelow, … Continue reading
A New Mexico state trial court will hear Crum v Duran on Tuesday morning, February 10. This is the case in which a New Mexico independent voter argues that the state constitution protects his right to choose either a Democratic … Continue reading
Indiana State Senator Michael Delph (R-Westfield) has introduced SB 201, to abolish the straight-ticket device. He introduced a similar bill in 2013 and also 2014, but it didn’t pass either of those years. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.