On January 9, HB 1012 was introduced in the South Dakota legislature to alter the definition of “political party”. Current law says a party must poll 2.5% of the vote for any statewide race in the last election, in order … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 12, the two largest parties in Germany reached a tentative agreement to maintain their coalition government, weeks after the last election. See this story. … Continue reading
Sandra Jeff, who was a Democratic member of the New Mexico State House 2008-2014, has changed her registration to Libertarian. She plans to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for Secretary of State. The Libertarian Party has its own primary in … Continue reading
As already noted, on January 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Husted v Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16-980, the case over whether Ohio is complying with federal law relative to purging voters. Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent for … Continue reading
Eleven registered members of the Maine Green Party now hold elective public office. The newest is Michael Dignan, who was elected to the Oxford Hills School Board last November. Thanks to Michael for this news. … Continue reading