On February 22, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed SB 113, to have a presidential primary in February that is separate from the June primary for other office. Democrats on the committee voted “yes”, but Republicans (who are in a … Continue reading
Alabama county elections officials were strictly instructed to tally all write-in votes in the November 2006 election. Almost all counties obeyed, but some of them now desire to get a bill introduced banning write-in votes. It would be far more … Continue reading
Arkansas HB 1509, which slightly expands the use of Instant-Runoff voting, passed the House unanimously on Feb. 21. Current law lets overseas military voters use Instant-Runoff ballots in primaries. HB 1509 expands this to all voters who are out of … Continue reading
The pending lawsuit filed by Unity08 against the Federal Election Commission will move fairly quickly. All briefs will have been submitted by May 11, 2007. The issue is whether individuals can give Unity08 as much money as they wish, or … Continue reading
On February 20, the West Virginia Supreme Court refused to hear McClure v Manchin, the Libertarian Party’s 2004 lawsuit against the May petition deadline for non-presidential petitions. As a result, all minor parties are stuck with a system in which … Continue reading
