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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
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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
On March 10, Maine held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State House, district 93. The vote was: Democrat Anne Beebe-Center 52.89%; Republican James Kalloch 44.51%; Green Ronald Huber 1.97%; Libertarian Shawn Levasseur .64%. See this story. … Continue reading
The Alabama Secretary of State recently revised his regulations for petitions for independent candidates and newly-qualifying parties in special elections. The new regulations say that the petitions need not list the date of the special election. This change makes it … Continue reading