On January 29, the Mississippi House Apportionment & Elections Committee passed HB 933. It moves the primary for president and all other office, in presidential years, from the second Tuesday in March, to the first Tuesday in March. For 2016, … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
The Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee will meet on February 7 to vote on whether the party should work for a closed primary for itself. See this story. Tennessee has always had open primaries and has never had voter registration … Continue reading
Ballot Access News January 1, 2015 – Volume 30, Number 8 This issue was printed on blue paper. Table of Contents INFLUENTIAL VOICES ASK FEC TO REVISE RULES ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES CONGRESS INCREASES DONATION LIMIT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES MICHIGAN REPEALS … Continue reading
Iowa Representative Bruce Hunter (D-Des Moines) has introduced HF 27, to provide for public funding of campaigns for state office. It would also provide for a voters pamphlet to be sent to all voters, with candidate statements. See this story, … Continue reading
Courthouse News Service has this article about the January 29 decision of the California Court of Appeals, upholding the top-two system. The case is Rubin v Padilla. … Continue reading