On June 3, a lower Alaska state court upheld Alaska’s new definition of “political party.” Green Party of Alaska v State, 3AN-05-10787. The same judge had granted an injunction on February 8, 2006, leaving the Green Party on the ballot … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 6, the California Senate passed SB 924. It directs the Secretary of State to put an advisory question on the February 2008 presidential primary ballot, on whether the President should end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. As far … Continue reading
On June 6, the California Assembly passed AB 1662, the bill to let overseas absentee voters use ranked-choice ballots, in election with the potential to have an old-fashioned run-off. The vote was unanimous. As noted in a previous post, AB … Continue reading
South Carolina has long been one of the very few places where parties pay for the administration of their own presidential primaries. On June 5, the legislature gave final passage to SB 99, which says the government will pay for … Continue reading
The Party for Socialism and Liberation was formed in 2004, mostly by people who had left the Workers World Party. The Party for Socialism and Liberation is pondering whether to run a presidential candidate in 2008. The party decision will … Continue reading