According to the Election Law Blog, the staff of the Federal Elections Commission on January 6 recommended that the FEC not extend the Socialist Workers Party’s long-standing freedom from reporting contributions and expenditures. See the story here. The FEC commissioners … Continue reading
According to this story, Virginia State Senators Richard Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) and John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) plan to introduce bills this year to let parties close their primaries. The Obenshain proposal would also change the voter registration form, so that the form … Continue reading
Bloomberg BNA has this detailed news story about the oral argument on January 5 about presidential debates. … Continue reading
Assuming U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions resigns his Senate seat to become Attorney General, there will be no special election to replace him during 2017. Alabama law permits a Governor to call a special election in an odd year to fill … Continue reading
Phillip Brownlee, opinion page editor of the Wichita Eagle, here recommends that the legislature pass HB 2017, the bill that eases ballot access in special U.S. House elections. His column puts more emphasis on the part of the bill that … Continue reading
