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The South Carolina legislature adjourned on May 9. Many election law bills failed to pass. They include bills to abolish fusion; a bill to require convention nominees to pay a filing fee; a bill to set a maximum of $2,500 … Continue reading
Richard Winger
New York Senate Bill 2300 has passed both houses of the legislature. However, the versions of the bill are not the same in each house, so the bill still must pass the State Senate again. It removes party emblems, also … Continue reading
On May 11, Socialist Action announced that it will run a presidential campaign in 2020. The presidential candidate is Jeff Mackler of Oakland, California. The vice-presidential nominee is Heather Bradford of Duluth, Minnesota. See this announcement. Thanks to James Mahoney … Continue reading
Great Britain votes on Thursday, May 23, for its members of the European Parliament. See this Independent article, giving poll results. They show the Brexit Party has 34%, Labour 21%, Liberal Democratic 12%, Conservative 11%, Green 8%. This election is … Continue reading
The Houston Chronicle has this interesting article about House Bill 2504, which has passed the House and which both helps and harms minor parties. It helps by lowering the vote test from 5% at the last election, to 2% at … Continue reading