The Fourth Circuit will hear oral argument in Greene v Bartlett, 10-2068, on September 22. This is the case that challenges the number of signatures required to get an independent candidate on the ballot for U.S. House, which is 4% … Continue reading
Oregon will hold a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, First District, on January 31, 2012. Democrats and Republicans will hold a primary on November 8, 2009, to choose their nominees. The ballot-qualified minor parties will nominate … Continue reading
Currently the only state with a ballot-qualified Moderate Party is Rhode Island. However, on July 25, the Moderate Party of California filed with the Secretary of State to be a “political body”. This means it intends to try to qualify … Continue reading
Kyle Curtis has a long story about the Working Families Party of Oregon, including an interview with a party leader. See it here. The story contains a factual error; it seems to think the Reform Party was created in 1992. … Continue reading
Supporters of election-day registration in Maine have turned in signatures to force a referendum on whether Maine should keep election-day registration. The town clerks must finish validating the petition by August 9. See this story. Maine has had election-day registration … Continue reading
