Two interesting election law bills pending in the Illinois legislature are still alive. They are HB 1685 (the National Popular Vote Plan) and HB 1752 (timid ballot access improvements). Both have passed both houses of the legislature in some version, … Continue reading
On June 27, Pennsylvania’s minor parties asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the ballot access case that was filed last year. The case is Rogers v Cortes, no. 06-1721. The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t accepted a ballot access case … Continue reading
On Saturday night at 11:04 pm (June 30), the Delaware House defeated HB 177 by 17-19. The bill would have outlawed fusion. The bill became was of the most contentious fights during the last day of the session. For more … Continue reading
The Delaware legislature only has one more day before it adjourns for the year. HB 177, which would have outlawed fusion, has not passed the House yet, nor the Senate. It is virtually certain to die. Advocates of fusion worked … Continue reading
On June 27, the lawsuit filed by the Iowa Libertarian and Green Parties in 2005 was finally settled, without any need for a judicial decision. The State has agreed to let voters register into any unqualified party that (1) submits … Continue reading
