On October 17, Maine Representative Norman Higgins announced that he has changed his registration from Republican to independent. He was first elected in 2014 and represents part of Piscataquis County. The Maine House now has 74 Democrats, 69 Republicans, 6 … Continue reading
On October 17, an Alaska Superior Court ruled that if the Democratic Party wants to let registered independents run in the Democratic primary, then the party can do that, even though it violates election law. Alaska Democratic Party v State, … Continue reading
Here is a news story from North Carolina about the passage of SB 656, the ballot access bill. UPDATE: see this story, which says that two Democratic Representatives voted to override the Governor’s veto. … Continue reading
On the morning of Tuesday, October 17, the North Carolina House passed SB 656. Because the Senate passed it the day before, it is now law. Governor Roy Cooper had vetoed it, but the legislature has now overridden his veto. … Continue reading
On October 16, the North Carolina Senate again passed SB 656, which greatly improves ballot access for minor parties, and also makes substantial improvements for independent candidates. The re-vote was needed because the Governor had vetoed the bill last week. … Continue reading
