On March 11, the Delaware Senate Executive Committee heard Delaware HB 65. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to the date of the presidential primary, whatever that date of the presidential primary turns out to be; the bill doesn’t … Continue reading
On March 3, seventeen Alabama representatives, all Republicans, introduced HB 541. It mandates closed primaries, and does not give a party the option to let independents vote in its primary. It also sets very restrictive for voters to enroll in … Continue reading
On March 10, independent candidate Matthew Dumpert was elected to the Oakland, New Jersey, city council, in a partisan special election. See this story. It is very rare for independent candidates to win partisan elections in New Jerwey. Dumpert defeated … Continue reading
On February 27, Bo Gritz died at the age of 87. He was the Populist Party’s presidential nominee in 1992. For someone who was not famous, he polled a surprisingly large share of the vote in certain places in Utah, … Continue reading
On March 11, New Hanover County Board of Education member David Perry said he has changed his registration from Republican to Libertarian. New Hanover County has a population of approximately 240,000, and includes Wilmington. The office is partisan and members … Continue reading
