On May 26, elections were held for European Union Parliament in many countries. In Germany, the Green Party placed second, winning 21 seats. By contrast, the Social Democratic Party, long considered one of the two “major” parties in Germany, polled … Continue reading
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The Arkansas Democrat Gazette has this news story about the upcoming June 4 hearing in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Thurston, e.d., 4:19cv-214. … Continue reading
On May 28, Howie Hawkins of New York state declared that he will seek the Green Party presidential nomination. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news. … Continue reading
On May 28, the California Senate passed SB 212. It lets non-charter cities and counties use Ranked Choice Voting for their own elections, if they want to. The law already lets charter cities and counties do this. … Continue reading
On May 17, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 411. It lowers the number of signatures for non-presidential independents from 10% of the registered voters, to 4,000 for statewide office and 2,000 for U.S. House. LB 411 is an omnibus … Continue reading