The Washington state legislature adjourned on Sunday, April 22. No election bills of interest passed. There were many bills to limit the initiative process by outlawing paying on a per signature basis, but none of them passed. The National Popular … Continue reading
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On April 21, the Nevada Republican State Central Committee voted to move its 2008 presidential caucus from April, to January 19. A national Republican Party rule says that any state (other than New Hampshire and Iowa) that chooses its delegates … Continue reading
West Virginia has been holding presidential primaries since 1916, and will do so again in May 2008. However, most of the West Virginia delegates to the 2008 Republican convention will be chosen by a special state party convention on February … Continue reading
Capital University Law Review, fall 2006, Volume 35, #1, has just published an article by Law Professor Mark R. Brown, calling for an end to the challenge system of checking petitions. The article is titled, “Policing Ballot Access: Lessons from … Continue reading
The national committee of the Constitution Party met in Boise, Idaho April 20-22. The committee tentatively chose Phoenix for its 2008 presidential convention, although if that doesn’t work out, the back-up choice is Kansas City. The exact dates still aren’t … Continue reading