On the evening of April 6, the Greenville, South Carolina, city council tentatively voted to switch to partisan elections for city office. See this story. Assuming the change is finalized, the Greenville County Republican Party will be free to again … Continue reading
Nevada SB 434 has a hearing in the Senate Legislative Operations & Elections Committee on Monday afternoon, April 6. Here is a copy of the bill. It makes it more difficult for initiative circulators to work, by requiring them to … Continue reading
On April 6, Maine Representative Stanley Short announced that he is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. See this story. He is in his second term. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link. … Continue reading
On April 6, a U.S. District Court Judge in Illinois said she needs more time to finish writing the decision in Libertarian Party of Illinois v State Board of Elections, so she postponed it until April 16. The issue is … Continue reading
Kentucky and Mississippi are the only two states that elect Governors this year. According to this story, an independent candidate will try to collect the 5,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot for Governor of Kentucky. The signatures are … Continue reading
