Only 13,262 votes were cast in the famous Ames, Iowa straw poll for the Republican presidential race. Last time this event was held, in 1999, there were over 20,000 votes cast. Voters had to pay $35 to vote. Mitt Romney … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 9, a New York state court in Brooklyn heard arguments over whether the New York State Independence Party may give counties outside New York city local control over the party’s nominations process, while at the same time giving … Continue reading
The Illinois legislature has passed SB 662, and the bill is on its way to the Governor. Illinois is only the third state this year in which any ballot access improvement bills have passed the state legislature. The others are … Continue reading
Two interesting Illinois election law bills, HB 1685 (National Popular Vote Plan) and HB 1752 (meek ballot access improvements) were supposed to have passed by August 10, or been considered dead. However, both bills have been extended again, until August … Continue reading
Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform, the group working on the proposed initiative to ask the voters of Oklahoma if they want to ease the ballot access laws, is meeting again on August 18, Saturday, in Stroud, Oklahoma. The meeting is … Continue reading