On November 7, a Michigan state court will hear Grebner v State. This is the interesting lawsuit over whether Michigan’s presidential primary law is constitutional. The law provides that voters cannot vote in either major party presidential primary unless they … Continue reading
See http://thirdpartywatch.com for a good summary of how various minor party candidates did in the November 6, 2007 election. In Kentucky, Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson was re-elected. Grayson wants to eliminate the straight-ticket device, while Grayson’s Democratic opponent … Continue reading
Massachusetts HB 678, the National Popular Vote Plan, cleared all House Committee hurdles on October 24, and will probably receive a vote on the House floor in the next ten days.
The Illinois presidential primary is on February 5. November 5 is the petition deadline for candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary, and it is also the deadline for candidates running in the Green presidential primary. The Republican presidential primary … Continue reading
On Sunday, November 4, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, a Republican, vetoed SB 1152. That bill moved the presidential primary from March to February. The Governor said he vetoed it because elections administrators had said changing the date of the … Continue reading
