On September 19, the U.S. Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing on S1257, the bill to tell the states and the major parties when to hold their presidential primaries and caucuses. The bill only applies to parties that won … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On September 14, the state Reform Parties of Texas, Michigan and Florida filed a lawsuit against the national Reform Party, arguing that their expulsion from the national Reform Party in Yuma in November 2005 violated due process. The attorney for … Continue reading
In 2004, Ralph Nader submitted signatures to be an independent presidential candidate in Oregon. Although county elections administrators said he had enough valid signatures, Oregon’s Democratic Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury, said he didn’t. Although it was the county elections … Continue reading
Houston, Texas elects its Mayor on November 6, 2007. The race is officially non-partisan. Only three candidates are on the ballot: incumbent William White, Socialist Workers Party candidate Amanda Ulman, and Outlaw Josey Wales IV. Wales’ name seems to be … Continue reading
Illinois Senate Bill 662 was sent to the Governor on September 13. It includes the ballot access improvements required by the 7th circuit decision Lee v Keith. It lowers the number of signatures for an independent candidate for the legislature … Continue reading