On February 13, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted 7-5 to pass HB 1234. It moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for office other than president) from June to April. South Dakota already was one of only six … Continue reading
C-SPAN will broadcast the national meeting sponsored by the Committee for a Unified Independent Party. It will air on Friday evening, February 13, at 8:25 pm eastern standard time. It lasts almost 90 minutes. The Committee for a Unified Independent … Continue reading
Arkansas HB 1246, which expands the petitioning period for new parties from any 60 days of the group’s choice to any 90 days, passed the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on February 12. It had already passed the … Continue reading
On February 12, a group of voters filed a lawsuit in Alabama state court, charging that the vote of the people in 1901 to establish the State Constitution was riddled with voter fraud, and that therefore the entire Constitution is … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Tennessee legislature to establish registration by party. They are SB 544 by Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and HB 629 by Representative Debra Maggart. They would take effect July 1, 2009. The … Continue reading
