On February 6, the Arkansas House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee passed SB 163, the bill that raises the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 10,000 signatures to 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. The bill passed … Continue reading
On February 5, the Third Circuit agreed with a U.S. District Court that Delaware cannot require that all Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, and Chancery Court Judges be members of the two largest parties. Adams v Governor Delaware, 18-1045. … Continue reading
On February 5, the New Mexico Supreme Court again refused to rule that closed primaries violate the State Constitution. The court had made a similar ruling in 2017. The new lawsuit charged that closed primaries violate the part of the … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this comprehensive story about Jeff Hewitt, the Libertarian Party member elected to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in November 2018. … Continue reading
North Carolina Board of Elections releases a new registration tally every week. Here is a link to the February 2, 2019 tally. The new percentages are: Democratic 37.45%, Republican 30.17%, Libertarian .55%, Green .02%, Constitution .02%, independent 31.80%. The percentages … Continue reading
