On March 6, the Puerto Rican Democratic Party central committee voted to hold a presidential primary. This will be Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary since 1984. The Republicans last had a presidential primary in 1996. Both major parties used caucuses … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This interesting analysis, published March 7 and written by Jay Cost, explains the disconnect between pure internal democracy and the actual rules in use for this year’s Democratic presidential nominating process. Thanks to Tim Brace for the link. … Continue reading
On March 7, Socialist Party presidential candidate Brian Moore filed a lawsuit in federal court against an Ohio restriction on petitioning. Moore v Brunner, case number not known yet. The lawsuit attacks an Ohio law that makes it illegal for … Continue reading
On March 6, the Missouri Senate Financial, Governmental Operations and Elections Committee passed SB 797 unanimously. This is the bill that fixes the typographical error in the 1993 ballot access reform law. SB 797 will relieve new parties from having … Continue reading
Here is a newspaper story about the oral argument in the 5th circuit in Mississippi Democratic Party v Barbour, 07-60667. The case was argued on March 5 in front of these 3 judges: Edith Jones and W. Eugene Davis (Reagan … Continue reading