On August 4, U.S. District Court Judge Judith Herrera, a Bush Jr. appointee, ruled that New Mexico state officials cannot require a group to register as a “political committee”, just because it sent out mailings to voters criticizing several state … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has finished preparing a massive 252-page bill of election law revisions. The draft includes a substantial easing of ballot access for new and previously unqualified political parties. It lowers the petition to one-fourth … Continue reading
Alaska releases updated information on the number of registered voters in each party every month. The August 4 tally is available here. The only parties which gained between the July 3 tally and the August 3 tally are the Libertarian … Continue reading
Idaho is one of the thirteen states that gives state income taxpayers a chance to send a small donation to a political party, via the tax return. The tax returns that have come in this spring reveal that the 4 … Continue reading
August 4 is the first day for Illinois residents who want to run for federal and state office in the 2010 primary to begin petitioning. Illinois requires all candidates running in a partisan primary, for federal and state office, to … Continue reading
