The Nevada Supreme Court will hear State v Nevada Republican Party on June 28. This is the lawsuit over whether the upcoming special U.S. House election will be a partisan election or not. The lower court interpreted state law to … Continue reading
On June 6, Joy Ballard, who was elected to a partisan county office in Saline County, Arkansas, as a Green Party nominee, announced she is switching to the Republican Party. See this story. … Continue reading
On June 8, the New Hampshire legislature refused to pass SB 193, even though for a while it appeared that the bill would pass. It would have provided that the petition to qualify a new political party contain language telling … Continue reading
The Texas legislature passed SB 100 before adjourning. That action seemed to settle that the primary (for all office) will continue to be in March. Some versions of SB 100 had moved the primary to April, but the final version … Continue reading
On June 7, the New York State Senate passed S709, which proposes a change to the New York State Constitution. It would create the initiative process in New York, for statewide laws, and also for local government. The vote was … Continue reading
