On June 7, the Maine Joint Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee passed LD 1571, after amending it so that it makes only modest improvements to the party qualification and retention process. The original version of the bill had made bigger … Continue reading
On June 6, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, struck down a Kentucky campaign finance contribution limit that discriminated in favor of the Republican and Democratic Parties, and against all other parties. Shickel v Dilger, … Continue reading
The Arkansas Libertarian Party will submit its petition for party status on Monday, June 12. The law requires 10,000 signatures and the party will submit approximately 15,000. This will be the second petition submitted for party status in any state … Continue reading
The California Assembly Elections Committee will hear SB 568 on Wednesday, June 14. This is the bill that moves the primary for all office (in presidential years) from June to the third Tuesday in March. The bill also gives the … Continue reading
On June 6, the North Carolina House passed SB 655, which moves primaries for all office from May to March. However, also on June 6, the House amended the bill so that it doesn’t take effect until after 2018. The … Continue reading
