On January 18, Alaska Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) introduced HB 96. It eases the definition of “political party” to a group that has at least 2,500 registered members. Currently, the number of registered voters a group needs to be a … Continue reading
On January 25, the Delaware House passed HB 11, which makes it illegal for any party to nominate someone who is not a registered member of that party (although the bill exempts Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates). The motivation for the … Continue reading
On January 12, Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) again introduced the Voter Choice Act that he had introduced in 2009. This year it is Senate Bill 21. It changes the definition of “political party” to a group that has … Continue reading
On January 25, Sylvester “Junebug” Hendricks filed a lawsuit in Illinois Circuit Court in Cook County, seeking to be placed back on the ballot as a candidate for Alderman, 5th district of Chicago. He had been removed from the ballot … Continue reading
On January 25, two Wyoming bills to change the law on who can vote in partisan primaries were defeated in the Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee. Currently, Wyoming voter registration forms ask the voter to choose a party … Continue reading
