On April 5, the Louisiana State Senate approved Senator Cleo Fields’ bill to provide for closed primaries, for congressional elections. Parties would decide for themselves whether to let independents vote in their primaries. … Continue reading
On the evening of April 3, Tom DeLay let it become known that he will resign from Congress. He had already won the March 2006 primary for the 22nd U.S. House seat. Although Texas permits candidates to withdraw, it does … Continue reading
Posted by Eric Garris John Haag, co-founder and long-time leader of the California Peace and Freedom Party, died March 29 after a brief illness. He was 76. John was my mentor in my early days of politics. He taught me … Continue reading
California AB 3063 would allow elections officials to refrain from printing primary ballots for a party, if no one filed to appear on that party’s primary ballot. The bill was probably introduced as a reaction to the Natural Law Party … Continue reading
In February 2006, a campaign was launched to, in effect, force the U.S. to switch to a direct popular vote for president (see March 1 2006 Ballot Access News story). At the time that story was written, only in Illinois … Continue reading
