On March 27, Missouri HB 26 passed a procedural vote in the House, by a vote of 78-72. It changes Missouri from an open primary state to a closed primary state. It still hasn’t passed the House on final reading. … Continue reading
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David Daley and Rob Richie have this article in Real Clear Politics, explaining that several state Democratic Parties will use caucuses that use ranked choice voting in 2020. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
The Arkansas Libertarian Party has between 2,000 and 3,000 signatures on its party petition so far. Thanks to Paul Frankel for this news. … Continue reading
The Nation, venerable weekly magazine published in New York, regularly carries a column by Eric Alterman. The April 15 column mentions that Bernie Sanders was a presidential elector candidate for the Socialist Workers Party in 1980, in Vermont. Although this … Continue reading
On April 11, Central Jersey Progressive Democrats filed a lawsuit in state court to overturn a state law that requires that county organizations of qualified parties have an equal number of male and female committee members. The lawsuit is filed … Continue reading