On April 26, the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in Moore v Martin, 15-3558. The issue is the March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The U.S. District Court had upheld that deadline. The Eighth Circuit says that more facts … Continue reading
Vox has this article by Lee Drutman, in support of electing members of the U.S. House in multi-member districts and proportional voting. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Currently Delaware permits new parties to get on the ballot as late as August of election years. In Delaware, only the Democratic and Republican Parties nominate by primary; all other parties nominate by convention. Last month the Delaware House passed … Continue reading
On April 25, Connecticut held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 7th district, in Hartford. The Working Families Party nominee, Joshua Hall, defeated his opponents. The vote by party: Working Families Party 625; Democratic 512; independent … Continue reading
The Utah Republican Party continues to fight the Utah law that forces the party to allow candidates into its primary who have little or no support at party meetings. The law allows candidates to petition onto the primary ballot, but … Continue reading
