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On May 5, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 896. This bill lowers the number of votes for a party to remain on the ballot, from 10% for the office at the top of the ballot (President or Governor) to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
On May 4, the Louisiana House defeated HB 598. It would have allowed ex-felons to register to vote when they are released from prison. Current law says they can’t register to vote until they are not only out of prison, … Continue reading
On May 4, U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb, a Bush Sr. appointee, upheld the action of the California Secretary of State relative to the Independent Party. The Secretary of State has refused to tally the number of voters … Continue reading
On April 28, the Ninth Circuit cancelled the May 4 scheduled oral argument in Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch. This is the lawsuit filed by ten Montana county Republican parties against the open primary, as applied to the … Continue reading
On May 4, the Ninth Circuit heard Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago, 13-17545. The issue is whether the Democratic Party has a constitutional right to avoid having its nominees chosen in an open primary. Hawaii voter registration forms do … Continue reading