Canada will hold a Parliamentary election on October 19, 2015. This story says the leader of the Liberal Party favors letting the Green Party into this year’s debates. The leaders of the other two major parties have not yet expressed … Continue reading
This article describes a talk given by Greg Orman recently on his experience running as an independent for U.S. Senate in Kansas last year. … Continue reading
On April 8, the Third Circuit issued this 13-page opinion in Balsam v Guadagno, 14-3882. Plaintiffs are New Jersey voters who argued that the state’s closed primary system is unconstitutional and should be abolished. Some of the voters are registered … Continue reading
On April 6, the Texas House Elections Committee passed HB 464, which requires candidates nominated in convention to pay filing fees. The vote was 5-1. Traditionally, in Texas, filing fees have only been required for candidates running in partisan primaries, … Continue reading
Virginia Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey, who was re-elected as an independent in a special election on January 13, 2015, wants to seek the Democratic nomination for State Senate, 16th district, this year. When Virginia parties choose to use primaries to … Continue reading
