The California Secretary of State has determined that Americans Elect is no longer a qualified party in California. This is because it neither has enough registrations to qualify, nor did it poll 2% for any statewide race in the June … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Ken Broder has this commentary about the January 29, 2015 decision in Rubin v Padilla at All Gov. Rubin v Padilla is the case concerning California’s top-two system. … Continue reading
On February 2, the United Independent Party announced it is launching its voter registration drive. The party will retain its ballot-qualified status into the indefinite future if it persuades 1% of the registered voters to join. The party is fortunate … Continue reading
The Oregon January 2015 registration tally shows that the Independent Party has 109,349 registered members. Oregon law says a party with 5% of the statewide registration is entitled to its own government-administered primary. The calculation uses a denominator from the … Continue reading
On December 5, 2014, a Massachusetts PAC filed a federal lawsuit against a 1946 Massachusetts law that says, “No person shall make or publish, or cause to be made or published, any false statement in relation to any candidate for … Continue reading