On April 2, the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County filed a federal lawsuit against certain California election laws that don’t permit petition circulators to work outside their home district or county. The case is filed in the Central District, … Continue reading
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The Hawaii Green Party is now a ballot-qualified party. The state has already approved the party’s petition, which required 692 valid signatures. The party will now be given its own primary, and anyone can get on the party’s primary ballot … Continue reading
On April 1, Meg Whitman, leading in the polls for the California Republican gubernatorial nomination, said that she opposes Proposition 14, the “top-two” ballot measure. She said that she is favorably disposed toward some sort of open primary, but she … Continue reading
New York will not hold a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 29th district, according to this story. The incumbent resigned from Congress on March 8, 2010. The state says it doesn’t want to spend $750,000, which … Continue reading
A Superior court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, will hear oral arguments in Brody v North Carolina Board of Elections on May 20. This is the case in which an independent candidate for the legislature argues that he should not … Continue reading