On February 27, a Superior Court in North Carolina ruled that a trial is needed to determine if the new law, requiring voters at the polls to show government photo-ID, violates the State Constitution. See this story. The case is … Continue reading
Here is the latest version of the New York state voter registration form. It has been revised to list the two parties that became ballot-qualified in November 2014, the Women’s Equality Party and the Reform Party (which changed its name … Continue reading
Virginia law allows qualified parties to nominate by primary or convention. However, the law also says that when an incumbent is running for re-election, he or she can make the decision of how the party nominates. On February 25, the … Continue reading
Minnesota hasn’t had a presidential primary since 1992, and is usually the second most populous state (after Washington state) that uses caucuses instead. But Senator Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen) has introduced SF 1205, which would bring back a presidential primary and … Continue reading
This op-ed in The Oregonian discusses the Independent Party’s impact on the Oregon elections of 2016. The author, Tim Nesbitt, speculates that because the Independent Party will probably have a government-administered primary, and because the Oregon Independent Party will let … Continue reading
