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Ever since 2006, the Independence Party of New York has been engaged in an internal battle between the state officers and the branch of the party in New York city. First, the state officers tried to expel all the New … Continue reading
Richard Winger
A U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, Florida, heard from witnesses during the week of June 18-22, in Reform Party USA v O’Hara. Closing arguments are set for Monday, June 25. The case concerns a 3-way battle over the identity of … Continue reading
The California State Senate Elections Committee will hold a hearing on AB 583 on July 10. This is the public funding bill. It is mildly discriminatory against minor party members, but very discriminatory against independent candidates. It has already passed … Continue reading
Two election law bills of interest are pending in the extended session of the Illinois legislature. HB 1685 is the National Popular Vote Plan, and HB 1752 is the timid improvement in ballot access laws. Both bills were supposed to … Continue reading
On June 21, leaders of the Democratic Party of Florida met with national Democratic chair Howard Dean. They emerged from the meeting optimistic that the national party will not fully enforce its bylaws, which severely punish state Democratic Parties that … Continue reading