The Kansas legislature, meeting over the weekend of April 28-29, dropped the appropriation for a presidential primary in 2008, so the major parties will use caucuses instead of a primary. The outcome is a disappointment to U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, … Continue reading
On April 26, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced a package of bills to improve election laws. Included in the package are proposals to “reduce the number of signatures required for designating and nominating petitions, provide automatic ballot access for … Continue reading
On Sunday, April 29, the State Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Washington state voted to use a caucus to choose delegates to the national convention. The caucus will be on February 9, 2008. This means that Washington state’s … Continue reading
The Montana legislature adjourned for the year without passing any bill to reform who pays, when a recount is held. In 2004, the official election returns showed that Constitution Party nominee Rick Jore had tied with the Democratic nominee for … Continue reading
Michael Jingozian kindly granted a telephone interview to BAN editor Richard Winger on April 28. Jingozian had appeared at the California Libertarian Party state convention on April 21, one of the five candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination who spoke … Continue reading
