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The daily newspaper of Little Rock, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has this article about the recent ruling striking down the March petition deadline for independent candidate petitions in Arkansas. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
On January 26, Pennsylvania asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, involving U.S. House district boundaries. On January 22 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had invalidated the state’s U.S. House district boundaries for violating … Continue reading
Two New Mexico State Senators, a Democrat and a Republican, have introduced SB 178. It would eliminate primaries for Lieutenant Governor. Instead, parties entitled to a primary could either have a bylaw saying the gubernatorial nominee could choose a Lieutenant … Continue reading
On January 26, both sides filed briefs in the case over whether North Carolina violated the U.S. Constitution when it abolished primaries for judicial races, which are partisan races. The Democratic Party’s five-page brief, responds to the judge’s request for … Continue reading
According to this story, the New York state legislature is likely to pass a bill this year to create early voting (also called no-excuse absentee voting). … Continue reading