On June 27, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party held a press conference with Representative Brandon Phinney, who said he had switched his registration from Republican to Libertarian. He is the third legislator to join the New Hampshire Libertarian Party this … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia) introduced the Fair Representation Act on June 26. Here is a link to the 67-page bill. It doesn’t have a bill number yet. … Continue reading
On June 21, California State Senator Ricardo Lara amended his SB 568. The original bill moved the primary for all office from June to March, but only in presidential years. The amended bill provides that the primary would be in … Continue reading
On June 26, the Utah state elections office said that the United Utah Party has enough valid signatures on its petition, and is now a qualified party. Still to be determined is whether its nominee for U.S. House in the … Continue reading
The North Carolina House had scheduled a vote on Monday, June 26, on SB 656, the ballot access bill. However some legislators objected that the bill’s provision of 5,000 signatures for a statewide independent is too low, so the bill … Continue reading