On October 18, Massachusetts holds a special election to fill the empty State House seat, in the Berkshire 3rd district. So far, Green Party nominee Mark Miller has more funds in his campaign bank account than any of his three … Continue reading
On September 21, California filed this brief with the 9th circuit, in Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County v Bowen, 11-55316. The issue is the state law that says circulators for candidate petitions (for district office, such as U.S. House … Continue reading
According to this story, the Ohio legislature is considering the idea of having primaries for state and local office, in 2012, in March; and having the presidential primary and congressional primaries in May. Thanks to Josh Putnam of Frontloading HQ … Continue reading
On September 21, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld the parts of the federal Voting Rights Act that require certain states to pre-clear election law changes with the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. … Continue reading
This Wall Street Journal story says the U.S. Justice Department has asked a U.S. District Court to order New York state to hold its primary (for office other than president) on a date earlier than September. This occurred in an … Continue reading
