On January 14, West Virginia Libertarian Party state chair Matt Harris, and national chair Bill Redpath, spent the day lobbying key West Virginia legislators for better ballot access. Currently, for president, West Virginia is tied with North Carolina for having … Continue reading
On January 13, the Tennessee legislature came into session. Even though Republicans had a bare majority in the State House, Democrats elected Kent Williams Speaker. Williams is a Republican, but all the votes for him (except his own vote) came … Continue reading
On January 12, the Huntsville Times ran this editorial, in favor of easing Alabama’s ballot access laws. … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in the Arkansas legislature to move the presidential primary from February to May. They are SB 56 and HB 1021. Arkansas held its presidential primary to February in 2008, but most state legislators now feel the … Continue reading
On January 13, a Minnesota state district court ruled that Instant-Runoff Voting is consistent with the Minnesota Constitution. Therefore, Minneapolis may implement IRV (passed several years ago by vote of the people) for its own city elections. This also clears … Continue reading
