On May 12, the Missouri legislature passed HB 525, which (among other things) gives a newly-qualifying party the flexibility to decide whether to run a presidential candidate after it gets on the ballot. The old law required it to list … Continue reading
The Alabama legislature’s final day is Monday, May 16. On that day, the fate of HB100, which moves the presidential primary to the first Saturday after New Hampshire’s primary, will be decided. The bill has already passed the House and … Continue reading
On May 9, the US Court of Appeals, DC circuit, heard arguments in Hagelin v Federal Election Commission. The 3 judges were David Tatl (Clinton appointee), Harry Edwards (Carter appointee) and Karen Henderson (Bush Sr. appointee). All 3 judges were … Continue reading
On May 11, North Carolina HB 1024 passed the House Election Law Committee. It lets 10 counties use Instant-Runoff Voting for their county and city elections, on a trial basis, in 2006 only. The State Board of Elections would choose … Continue reading
Connecticut SB 1233, which would set up a procedure by which a group could transform itself into a qualified party in advance of any particular election, has cleared all committee hurdles. It is now in the queue to be taken … Continue reading
