On March 9, the Maryland House unanimously passed HB 529, which lowers the number of signatures for a statewide independent from 1% of the number of registered voters (over 40,000) to exactly 10,000. The bill now goes to the Senate. … Continue reading
On March 13, a Superior Court Judge in California ruled that the lawsuit Ricardo De La Fuente v Padilla cannot succeed because of procedural problems. The issue is whether the candidate’s surname is De La Fuente or Fuente. He is … Continue reading
South Carolina will hold a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 5th district, on June 20. Filing for party primaries and conventions closed at noon on March 13. Five Republicans filed for the Republican special primary; three … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission will meet on March 23 and decide whether to extend the current exemption from campaign reporting that the Socialist Workers Party has been entitled to since 1974. On March 9, FEC staff prepared a possible draft … Continue reading
Pennsylvania holds a special election on March 21 to fill the vacant state house seat, 197th district, in Philadelphia. With no Democrat on the ballot, and the Green Party nominee also not on the ballot, only a Republican is on … Continue reading
