On February 28, the Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee unanimously passed two bills that will help petitions this year, for both primary candidates and general election candidates. Both bills had previously passed the House. HB 1151 says 2012 petitions … Continue reading
On February 27, the Florida Secretary of State said that America’s Party is now ballot-qualified. It had been formed in the summer of 2008 by Alan Keyes, after he lost the race for the Constitution Party presidential nomination. In 2008 … Continue reading
On February 29, the Nebraska Secretary of State said he will place these names on presidential primary ballots: Republican: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum. Democratic: President Obama. Libertarian: Roger Gary, R. J. Harris, Gary Johnson, Carl Person, … Continue reading
On February 28, Michigan held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 51st district, in Genesee County. The results: Republican 53.41%; Democratic 42.42%; Green 4.17%. The Green Party nominee was Cary Neuville-Justice. Genesee County contains the city … Continue reading
According to this story, Maine Governor Paul LePage and Maine legislative leaders are seriously thinking of passing a bill quickly to postpone the March 15 primary filing date for candidates. As noted in the post below, the motivation is that … Continue reading
