The Maine Senate had passed the “National Popular Vote Plan” for presidential elections on April 2 (LD 1744). However, on April 14, the House voted to postpone the bill indefinitely. Since the legislature will probably adjourn this month, it is … Continue reading
On April 11, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed S.1514. It takes effect immediately. It says that if someone changes his name and then runs for office, the ballot will list both the candidate’s new name and the old name. The … Continue reading
On April 11, the Idaho Republican Party filed a lawsuit in federal court, to obtain a closed primary for itself. See this news story. The case is Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa, no. 08-cv-165. In 2007, a group of Idaho … Continue reading
Josh Goodman has posted this interesting analysis on whether the National Popular Vote Plan can really pass in enough states to take effect. It is dated April 11, 2008. … Continue reading
Filing for the June North Dakota primary closed on April 11. The Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party both are entitled to their own primaries, but no one filed in either party’s primary for any public office. This has no … Continue reading
