On January 25, the Alabama Libertarian Party asked the Alabama Secretary of State to approve presidential substitution on petitions. That means, the party would like to circulate an independent presidential petition now, but since it doesn’t know who the presidential … Continue reading
The New Hampshire House holds a committee hearing on HB 1454 on January 29. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill for presidential elections. The bill was introduced on December 10, 2007. The National Popular Vote Plan bill has … Continue reading
On January 23, Iran’s ruling Revolutionary Council disqualified 3,000 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. See this news story. The candidates were disqualified on the basis of their political views. … Continue reading
On January 9, West Virginia State Senator Clark Barnes introduced SB 49. It improves the definition of “political party”. Currently, a qualified party is one that polled 1% for its candidate for Governor in the last election. The bill expands … Continue reading
Dennis Kucinich has told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, and that he will concentrate on being re-elected to Congress. See this story. Thanks to Eric Garris. … Continue reading
