On December 9, the North Carolina Republican Party asked the State Board of Elections to list fourteen candidates in its presidential primary. See this story. The Democratic Party of North Carolina had already told the Board to list three candidates … Continue reading
Twelve Republican presidential candidates and seven Democratic presidential candidates filed for the Oklahoma presidential primaries. This is the largest number of Republicans in an Oklahoma presidential primary in history; the previous high for Republicans was eleven in 1988. Here is … Continue reading
On September 9, 2015, the Seventh Circuit struck down an Indiana election law for judicial elections in Indianapolis. The law said no party was permitted to nominate for more than half the seats. Trial court judges in Indianapolis are elected … Continue reading
The organization “Building a Better Colorado” has been holding meetings around the state to explore election reform ideas. This story describes the conclusions reached by the South Platte Summit. Notably, when the top-two idea was discussed, only 18% of the … Continue reading
On December 9, the Maine Secretary of State said the Libertarian Party is not a qualified party. The law says a new party can qualify by having at least 5,000 registered members by December 1 of the odd year before … Continue reading
