In 2009, Jeffrey Vanke created the Center Party. The party’s web page, www.centerparty.us, is at this link. Vanke has begun to circulate a petition to run for U.S. House in Virginia’s 6th district, centered in Roanoke. He needs 1,000 valid … Continue reading
On March 4, 2010, an Arizona Superior Court upheld a law passed last year that requires all cities in Arizona to use non-partisan elections for their own city elections. See this story. Thanks to Nancy Hanks for the link. Tucson … Continue reading
According to this story, some Hawaii legislators are opposed to holding a special election on May 22 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat. They say the state can’t afford the election. The State Elections Office, not the Governor, has … Continue reading
Back on February 18, 2009, the ACLU Voting Rights office sued South Dakota election officials for removing two voters from the voter registration rolls, in apparent disregard of state law. South Dakota, like most states, does not permit felons to … Continue reading
On February 23, the Illinois House Elections & Campaign Reform Committee passed HB 6000, which makes ballot access substantially worse for candidates for Chicago Alderperson (the office that in most cities is called City Council). The committee vote was 5-4. … Continue reading
