Currently, Massachusetts has a March presidential primary and a primary for other office in early September. Representative James Dwyer (D-Woburn) has introduced HB 551, which combines both primaries and puts them in June. The bill would not affect the deadline … Continue reading
Eric Garris
Here is the brief filed by the D-R Party in the lawsuit over whether the Democratic and Republican primary turnout was so low in June 2014 that, if state law were to be followed, those parties would not be entitled to … Continue reading
According to this story, the Libertarian Party representative on the Alaska campaign finance body will be Mark Fish, not Bill McCord. … Continue reading
Arkansas State Senator Bart Hester (R-Bentonville) has introduced SB 803. Current law says no one may run for more than one office simultaneously. The bill would say that anyone could run for two federal offices simultaneously.
On Thursday, March 12, the Minnesota House Government Operations & Elections Committee will hear two bills that make ballot access more difficult. HF 1387, by Representative Michael Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park) says that the party petition cannot be circulated in odd … Continue reading