Bruce McPherson, a former Republican Secretary of State of California, recently changed his registration from “Republican” to “independent.” See this story. He is running this year for Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, a non-partisan post. He will be in … Continue reading
On June 21, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to add an amendment to the farm bill. The amendment would eliminate taxpayer funds to subsidize the expenses of holding political party national conventions (except that funding would still be provided for … Continue reading
The Tennessee Green Party and the Tennessee Constitution Party have filed this brief in the Sixth Circuit, in the ballot access case that those parties won in U.S. District Court in February 2012. Tennessee is trying to persuade the Sixth … Continue reading
On June 8, two Republican nominees for presidential elector from Nevada filed a federal lawsuit, asking that “None of the Above” be removed from the November 2012 ballot and future years. The case is Townley v State of Nevada, 3:12-cv-00310. … Continue reading
The Idaho Republican Party state convention on June 21-23 will consider a resolution to let independent voters vote in the party’s May 2014 primary. It is possible the resolution also permits all registered voters to vote in the party’s primary. … Continue reading
