On May 7, the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections passed AB 35. It lets independent candidates withdraw. However, they must pay a fee to withdraw. The fee for statewide offices is $1,000. Last year independent presidential candidate Robert … Continue reading
On May 29, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections passed AB 597. This is the bill that says independent voters may vote in partisan primaries. … Continue reading
On May 7, the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections passed A149. It expands the methods by which a qualified party may nominate for presidential elector. Existing law seems to say that a qualified party can only nominate presidential … Continue reading
On May 30, the Democratic National Committee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-621. This is the case in which the Republican Party is hoping to persuade the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
On May 27, five independent Maryland voters filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that closed primaries violate the State Constitution. Bryson v Moore, Anne Arundel Circuit Court, C02cv-25001586. Here is the Complaint. … Continue reading
