On August 27, the California Senate Appropriations Committee took no action on AB 308, so it becomes a “two-year” bill, and will next get action in 2010. This is the bill to help absentee overseas voters who are voting in … Continue reading
On August 27, leaders of the Socialist Party of France agreed that the party should use a presidential primary in the future to choose its presidential nominee. The party has not decided yet which voters will be allowed to participate … Continue reading
A group of individuals who care about treatment of animals has decided to build a new political party, to be called the Humane Party. Here is the party’s webpage. The founders appear to be Californians. … Continue reading
On August 27, the Arkansas Green Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state’s definition of “political party”, which is a group that polled 3% for the office at the top of the ticket in the last … Continue reading
Washington State Senator Ed Murray is considering whether to enter the race for Seattle Mayor as a write-in candidate. The election is November 3. See this story. Last week, the non-partisan primary resulted in the defeat of the incumbent Mayor, … Continue reading
