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The New York legislature adjourned for the year on June 21. It did not pass the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Oddly enough, the bill did pass the Senate, which has a Republican majority. But the bill did not pass … Continue reading
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On June 21, the Alabama Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed their reply brief in Stein v Chapman, which challenges Alabama ballot access procedures for putting the presidential nominee of an unqualified party on the November ballot. The case is … Continue reading
Bruce McPherson, a former Republican Secretary of State of California, recently changed his registration from “Republican” to “independent.” See this story. He is running this year for Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, a non-partisan post. He will be in … Continue reading
On June 21, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to add an amendment to the farm bill. The amendment would eliminate taxpayer funds to subsidize the expenses of holding political party national conventions (except that funding would still be provided for … Continue reading
The Tennessee Green Party and the Tennessee Constitution Party have filed this brief in the Sixth Circuit, in the ballot access case that those parties won in U.S. District Court in February 2012. Tennessee is trying to persuade the Sixth … Continue reading