On October 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Washington State v Washington Republican Party. The issue is whether a state can hold a “top-two” primary with party labels on the ballot. The voters had passed an initiative … Continue reading
On September 30, the national Libertarian Party decided to give $20,000 toward the effort to get an initiative on the Oklahoma ballot which would ease ballot access. This is a sacrifice by the party when it also faces the costs … Continue reading
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Pennsylvania ballot access case, Rogers v Cortes.
See http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/64395.php for an Arizona daily newspaper story about Thursday’s court decision about who can vote in primaries.
Since 1991, West Virginia has had an election law that says candidates (other than independent candidates) must be registered members of the party that nominates them. On September 17, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office informed the Mountain Party … Continue reading
