The Peace & Freedom Party of California has been holding a presidential primary ever since 1972. It didn’t hold a presidential primary in 1968, the first year it was on the ballot. It will be holding one again on February … Continue reading
Louisiana elects its state officers in the odd year before presidential election years. This year the Louisiana state election is on October 20. The Times-Picayune, largest newspaper in New Orleans, has a story on the 12 gubernatorial candidates here. Among … Continue reading
Massachusetts is the only state that mandates that an incumbent running for re-election should always be listed first on the ballot. A lawsuit challenging that law, filed in 2004, is finally moving ahead. The case is White v Galvin, Plymouth … Continue reading
Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives have decided not to bring up HR 811 for a vote this week, and it probably won’t be brought up at all unless the sponsors can demonstrate that the bill has enough commitments … Continue reading
On September 24 (Monday), the U.S. Supreme Court will hold an internal, private conference, to decide which cases to accept. On the agenda is consideration of the Pennsylvania ballot access case, Rogers v Cortes, 06-1721. The Court probably won’t announce … Continue reading
