On June 6, the Virginia legislature passed HB 736, which moves the non-presidential 2012 primary from June to August. That automatically moves the petition deadline for independent candidates for Congress and local office, and the nominees of unqualified parties for … Continue reading
Joe Mathews, a California journalist and author, and one of the nation’s leading proponents of Proportional Representation, has this column in Fox & Hounds, suggesting to California Republicans that they advocate proportional representation. As he correctly notes, Republican candidates for … Continue reading
On March 6, Public Policy Polling released a poll showing these results for the November 2012 Maine U.S. Senate race: Independent Angus King 36%, Democrat Chellie Pingree 31%, Republican Charlie Summers 28%, undecided or other 5%. On the evening of … Continue reading
On March 6, a U.S. District Court Magistrate in Brooklyn, New York, released the court’s proposed maps for new U.S. House districts. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Utah state elections officials have determined that the Justice Party petition for ballot access has enough valid signatures. This is the first Justice Party petition drive that has succeeded. The Justice Party is also qualified in Mississippi, but Mississippi doesn’t … Continue reading
