An Associated Press story of March 8, about political parties in China other than the Communist Party, can be read at this link. China permits certain government-approved political parties (other than the Communist Party) to exist. However, they are not … Continue reading
This morning, the New York Times editorialized that New York state should buy optical-scan vote-counting machines, not touch-screen voting machines. Here is a link to the editorial, which is markedly clear and persuasive. … Continue reading
On March 8, Arizona SB 1205 passed the State Senate unanimously. Among other things, it lowers the number of signatures needed for a new party to get on the ballot in gubernatorial years, from about 26,000 signatures, to about 16,000. … Continue reading
On March 4, Kentucky HB 141 passed the Senate. HB 141 is the first ballot access improvement bill to pass out of a legislature, so far in 2005. It removes the restriction on petitioning for president in the odd year … Continue reading
Connecticut’s Government Administration and Elections Committee (which serves both houses of the legislature) will hear SB 1233 on March 7. The bill creates a petition procedure by which a group can transform itself into a qualified minor party. If the … Continue reading
