On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley ordered some changes in the upcoming Wisconsin primary. He did not delay the election, which is a presidential primary combined with non-partisan judicial elections. But he made some changes in voting … Continue reading
South Dakota requires candidates running in primaries for Congress to file petitions to get on a primary ballot. The primary is June 2. The petition deadline was March 31. It appears from the Secretary of State’s list of candidates that … Continue reading
On August 2, the Democratic National Committee moved the Democratic National Convention from July 13-16 to August 17-20. The Republican convention continues to be set for August 24-27. Thanks to Political Wire for this news. … Continue reading
Virginia holds its primaries (for office other than president) in June. Candidates for U.S. Senate needed 3,500 signatures. The law says they need 10,000, but a state court had lowered that last month to 3,500. Even though the new requirement … Continue reading
On April 1, the New York legislature passed the ballot access restrictions that had been invalidated last month. They increase the vote test for qualified party status, and increase the number of signatures for statewide independent candidate petitions, and for … Continue reading
