On December 4, a non-partisan group called The Know Campaign filed a lawsuit in Virginia state court, challenging a law that says certain voter registration data is private, and can only be distributed to candidates, political parties, and PACs. See … Continue reading
The Democratic Change Commission, a body set up by the Democratic National Committee, is meeting in Washington, D.C., this weekend to continue discussing how to improve the party’s procedures for choosing a presidential candidate. See this story. Mark Brewer of … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Joel Winters (D-Manchester) has introduced a bill to make it easier for unqualified political parties to get on the ballot. Existing law requires a group that wishes to be a qualified party to submit a petition of … Continue reading
Massachusetts has three ballot-qualified parties, Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian. Massachusetts is holding a special primary for U.S. Senate on December 8, 2009. No one qualified for the Libertarian Party primary, but election officials were forced by state law to print … Continue reading
Three election law bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have gained co-sponsors since November 24. HR3957, to require states to permit same-day voter registration in federal elections, has gained four new co-sponsors and now has fourteen. HR1826, for public … Continue reading
