On June 29, Bill Scheuer, the Moderate Party candidate for U.S. House, Illinois 8th district, sued the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and various individuals, for fraud. Scheuer had laboriously collected 13,000 signatures to get on the November ballot. Since the … Continue reading
On June 22 the national Democratic Party’s Rules Committee voted to authorize one or two presidential primaries or caucuses before the New Hampshire presidential primary. The Committee will decide on July 22 or July 23 which state or states will … Continue reading
On June 27, the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the Working Families Party is now ballot-qualified. The party needed 18,381 valid signatures, and achieved this goal. … Continue reading
The Reform Party went off the ballot in California in November 2002. When a party is off the ballot in California, but wishes to re-qualify, it must notify the Secretary of State to keep track of how many registrations it … Continue reading
On June 28, the California State Senate Elections Committee passed AB 2948 by a vote of 3-1. It had already passed the Assembly. It seems likely that the California legislature will be the first legislature to pass the “National Popular … Continue reading
