On January 20, the Virginia Senate Elections & Privileges Committee defeated SB 76 by 6-9. It would have moved the non-presidential primary in presidential years from June to March. That would have automatically moved the deadline for non-presidential minor party … Continue reading
Steve Hilton, one of the two Republicans with an active campaign for Governor of California, spoke in San Francisco on January 20. In his remarks, he said, without being asked, that the top-two system had been an abject failure. The … Continue reading
According to this article, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said recently that if a bill to convert the state’s open primaries to closed primaries reaches him, he would probably veto it. See this story. … Continue reading
Portugal held a presidential election on January 18. Eleven candidates appeared on the ballot. No one got as much as 50%, so there is a runoff on February 8. See this wikipedia article. … Continue reading
South Carolina has never charged candidates filing fees if they are nominated in a convention. Only candidates running in primaries have ever needed to pay a filing fee. In South Carolina minor parties always nominate by convention instead of by … Continue reading
