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On April 15, the New Hampshire Senate Public Affairs Committee voted against HB 154, the bill that would have forced independent voters who want to vote in a primary to affiliate with that party.
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On April 15, the Alaska Supreme Court released an explanation of why it removed the Republican Moderate Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate last year. State of Alaska v Metcalfe, S-11618. The court ruled that Alaska’s old definition of “party” is … Continue reading
On April 21, the Pennsylvania Governor’s Task Force on Election Reform formally voted to include this recommendation: “That the Election code be amended to provide greater access to the ballot for minor political parties and political bodies.” The vote was … Continue reading
On April 9, HB 3002 passed the legislature. Among other election law changes, it deletes provisions held unconstitutional in 2003 that required circulators to tell people that if they sign a petition for a minor party or independent candidate, they … Continue reading
On April 15, the Campaign Finance Institute released a set of recommendations for altering federal campaign finance. Included is a recommendation that individual campaign contributions to minor party and independent presidential candidates, for the purpose of ballot access, should not … Continue reading