Illinois held its primaries on March 17, 2026. In Massac County, the Constitution Party is a ballot-qualified party, so a primary was held for it. The party is only permitted to nominate for partisan county office. It is a qualified … Continue reading
Here is a newspaper account of the Hearing in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court over whether the state constitution can be interpreted to accept Ranked Choice Voting for state office in general elections. The hearing was held on April 1. … Continue reading
An initiative is circulating in Massachusetts for a top-two system. See the text here. If the initiative passed, minor parties would almost never be ballot-qualified. Current law says a qualified party is one that polled 3% for any statewide race, … Continue reading
On April 1, U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney issued a one-page document in Peace & Freedom Party v Weber, 3:24cv-8308, n.d. It says she expects to rule on the government’s motion to dismiss the case sometime during April.
On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer issued an opinion in Colorado Republican Party v Griswold, 1:23cv-1948. Existing law says that parties must let independents vote in their primaries. It also says that if a party which otherwise … Continue reading
