Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has asked the legislature to change the Illinois primary system from the type of open primary in which the voter (on primary day) must publicly ask for one particular party’s primary ballot, to the type of … Continue reading
Texas State Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) has introduced SB 452, to move Texas primaries from March to the first Tuesday in February. Although Senator Patrick says his goal is to give Texas an earlier presidential primary, his bill moves the … Continue reading
Arizona and other states with the initiative process provide that initiatives must only deal with a single subject. Last November, Proposition 121 appeared on the Arizona ballot. It would have established a top-two open primary if it had passed. The … Continue reading
Missouri is holding a special election on June 4 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 8th district. On February 9, the Republican Party and also the Libertarian Party held nominating conventions to choose their nominees. See this story about … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission meets on February 14, and will consider the Socialist Workers Party’s request to extend its exemption from having to report its campaign contributors and expenditures at that meeting. The SWP won an exemption in 1974 but … Continue reading
