A new group called vice.run has launched a campaign to change election laws and practices, to allow a popular vote in November for president, and then a separate popular vote on the same November ballot for vice-president. See the website … Continue reading
Kansas does not have government-administered presidential primaries. However, the Kansas Democratic Party will administer its own primary on Saturday, May 2, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Also it will allow absentee voting in the period before that primary. The … Continue reading
On May 2, the California Senate passed SB 27. This is the bill to keep presidential primary candidates off the ballot if they don’t release the last five years of their income tax returns. The vote was 27-10, with all … Continue reading
On May 2, the Arizona House defeated SB 1154 by 28-32. This is the bill that would have moved the non-presidential primary from late August to early August. It would also have moved the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from … Continue reading
Some county committees of the Florida Democratic Party have recently resolved that the party should let independents vote in its primaries. Although Florida election law says only party members can vote in primaries, the U.S. Supreme Court said in 1986 … Continue reading
