Congressman Dennis Kucinich expects to appeal his lawsuit against the Texas Democratic Party to the U.S. Supreme Court. When Kucinich tried to run in the Democratic presidential primary in Texas last year, he was barred from the party’s primary ballot … Continue reading
Two bills in South Carolina that would injure minor parties or independent candidates have not made enough headway to pass in calendar year 2009. They are H3746 and H3067. H3746 would make it far more difficult to get independent candidates … Continue reading
On May 11, the New York Senate Elections Committee will hold a hearing at the state capitol on several election law bills. Most election law bills introduced in New York never get a hearing. The bills getting heard on May … Continue reading
Although the West Virginia legislature passed the ballot access improvement bill, HB 2981, on April 11, it was only on May 5 that the clerical staff of the legislature sent that bill to the Governor. He has until May 26 … Continue reading
PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) has just released a 37-page study of voter registration. It recommends that the United States switch to a system in which voters are registered automatically, an idea already in place in Canada. PIRG hopes to … Continue reading
