Recently, two South Carolina representative districts switched from having a Democratic member, to having a Republican member. On May 15, Representative Dennis Moss of the 29th district announced he was switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. See … Continue reading
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On May 15, Roy E. Frankhouser died at his home in Pennsylvania at the age of 69. See this story in the Reading Eagle. He had been a KKK leader, and he had been convicted in February 1988 for advising … Continue reading
Two bills affecting minor parties and independent candidates have made some headway in Maine. LD 1169 passed the Joint Committee on State and Local Government on May 6, and LD 1041 passed the same committee on May 13. LD 1169 … Continue reading
North Carolina legislative rules require bills to have passed their house of origin this year by the evening of May 14. Otherwise, they cannot pass this year, although they could still pass next year. No election law bills of interest … Continue reading
The Alabama legislature adjourned on May 15 without passing any election law bills of interest. Most surprisingly, even HB 711 failed to pass. HB 711 set up a pilot project for internet voting for overseas voters. It had passed the … Continue reading