On September 15, Americans Elect start circulating its petition to be a qualified party in Oregon in 2012. This news is from an Americans Elect press release sent to Oregon newspapers. The press release says that Americans Elect has already … Continue reading
On September 19, the Third Circuit granted a rehearing in Carl Lewis’ lawsuit to get on the November 8, 2011 ballot for State Senate in New Jersey. The rehearing is at 8:30 a.m., September 20, Tuesday. The original panel had … Continue reading
John Avlon has this piece at CNN, criticizing closed primaries. His argument is that closed primaries produced two undesirable outcomes in 2010: the Republican closed primary in Delaware nominated Christine O’Donnell for U.S. Senate, and the Democratic closed primary in … Continue reading
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide on October 25 whether to hear the state’s appeal in State of Arizona v City of Tucson, cv11-0150. The issue is whether the Arizona Constitution protects the ability of cities to decide for themselves … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on September 9 Americans Elect sent an e-mail to many of its delegates, encouraging them to volunteer to help build the organization. On September 19, Americans Elect issued a press release, expanding on this idea. The organization … Continue reading
