On May 14, the Texas House Elections Committee passed SB 817, which would provide that ballot-qualified parties that nominate by convention hold their state convention in April, instead of June. Texas primaries are in March. The Libertarian Party requested this … Continue reading
On May 14, the city council of Takoma Park, Maryland, lowered the voting age to 16 for city elections. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news. … Continue reading
California AB 1038 may receive a vote on the Assembly floor on Thursday, May 16. This is the bill to make it illegal to pay registration drive workers according to how many registrants they obtain for any particular political party. … Continue reading
On May 14, the Florida Election Commission voted 5-1 that the Florida Libertarian Party should not be fined for having filed a campaign finance report a week late. The fine had been imposed in January, and was in the amount … Continue reading
Connecticut certified its official November 2012 vote on November 28, 2012. The state cannot correct the official totals after certification, even though in December, an error was found. The town of Rocky Hill initially reported that the Working Families nominee … Continue reading
