On May 1, New Paltz, New York, held a village election. Incumbent Green Party Mayor Jason West was defeated for re-election by Terry Dunban of the Village Unity Party. New Paltz has partisan elections, but generally the parties that participate … Continue reading
On May 1, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed SB 630 into law. It moves the mid-September primary (for office other than president) forward to early September. Unfortunately it also moves the independent candidate petition deadline, and the new party petition … Continue reading
On April 24, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed SB 1025. It moves Maryland’s primary in presidential years from March, to the 2nd Tuesday in February. In 2008, that will be February 12. Thanks to Tony Roza for this news.
On May 1, the Hawaii Senate overrode Governor Linda Lingle’s veto of SB 1956. That is the National Popular Vote bill for presidential elections. If the House also overrides her veto, the bill will pass. Of course, no National Popular … Continue reading
On May 1, the Election Assistance Commission approved using federal dollars to help states replace vote-counting machines that don’t leave a paper trail. The federal 2002 act called “Help America Vote Act” authorized federal money to the states to replace … Continue reading
