On May 23, the 4th circuit heard the Republican Party’s appeal in Miller v Brown. The issue is whether the party can exclude non-members from voting in Republican primaries. This is not easy, since Virginia doesn’t have registration by parties. … Continue reading
On May 24, the US Senate voted 49-48 to keep an amendment in the Immigration bill. The amendment would require the states to require photo ID for voting at the polls. However, shortly afterwards, the Senate invoked closure on the … Continue reading
On May 23, the Conservative Party of New York endorsed candidates for statewide office. These statewide endorsements are tantamont to nomination, since it is extremely difficult for a non-endorsed candidate to force a small qualified party in New York to … Continue reading
Pat LaMarche, Green Party candidate for Governor of Maine, has submitted the 2,500+ small contributions, and the corresponding paperwork, to receive $1,400,000 in public funding. This is in accordance with Maine’s “clean elections” system, which does not discriminate for or … Continue reading
On May 23, the Pennsylvania qualified minor parties filed their appeal brief in the 3rd circuit. The brief points out that the U.S. District Court Judge totally ignored the main point of the lawsuit…that the Green, Libertarian and Constitution Parties … Continue reading
