On January 16, the Hawaii Democratic State Central Committee voted 36-5 to rescind an earlier resolution. The earlier resolution proposed that the party file a lawsuit, to obtain a closed primary for itself. Supporters of the open primary said the … Continue reading
On January 12, the Idaho Republican State Central Committee passed a resolution 89-39, in support of a new lawsuit against the state’s open primary. The party’s previous lawsuit failed on procedural grounds, since the party itself was not a plaintiff. … Continue reading
State legislatures are settling down to work. In Washington state, Rep. Sam Hunt is re-working HB 1534, a bill which will improve ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates. It was introduced in 2007 and was only marginally useful. … Continue reading
This AP story of January 18 says that Mayor Mike Bloomberg met with Clay Mulford. Mulford is one of Ross Perot’s sons-in-law. Also, he is an attorney with extensive interest in, and knowledge of, ballot access laws. … Continue reading
On January 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order Dennis Kucinich onto the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot. Justice Scalia had referred the matter to all the justices. No justice is listed as having voted to grant the injunction. … Continue reading
