Mississippi Representative Bob Evans (D-Monticello) has introduced HB 760. It says that if an elected official changes parties, or changes to or from independent status, that official is deemed to have resigned. Probably that bill, if it became law, could … Continue reading
Hawaii Representative Mahina Poepoe (D-Molokai) has introduced HB 1716. It would provide that parties that have been on the ballot continuously for twenty years would remain ballot-qualified, as long as they continue to run a candidate in every election. Parties … Continue reading
The Kansas House Elections Committee has introduced HB 2447, to restore presidential primaries for parties that have primaries. In Kansas, only the Republican and Democratic Parties have primaries. Other qualified parties nominate by convention, so the bill will have no … Continue reading
The New York Times of january 28 has a story “Shootings pose conservatism debate”. At the very end of the article, it mentions libertarians and the Libertarian Party, in a most deceiving fashion. First it says that libertarians are critical … Continue reading
On January 27, a Missouri House legislative committee deleted provisions for the return of presidential primaries from an omnibus election law bill. The sponsor of the bill, Representative Peggy McGaugh, said she will try to restore the provision when her … Continue reading
