Hawaii’s legislature seems to be having a tough time making up its mind about whether to move the primary from September to August. The bill making this move has passed both houses of the legislature, but the Senate version says … Continue reading
On Tuesday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m., the California Senate Elections Committee will hear SB 1346, which allows the use of Instant Runoff Voting in special partisan elections for U.S. House and state legislature. The hearing is in room 3191 … Continue reading
The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about obstacles that Mary Norwood faces, as she tried to collect 27,000 valid signatures between now and July 13. She is an independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission. UPDATE: … Continue reading
National leaders of the Republican Party are working to try to persuade Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist not to run for U.S. Senate this year, according to this New York Times story of April 19. National Republican Party officials don’t … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified, and it could keep its status through 2012 by running a candidate for any statewide office this year. Although the law requires that one of the party’s statewide nominees poll 3%, it is a … Continue reading
