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Florida has the highest candidate filing fees in the nation. And an obscure law says that when a candidate gets on the ballot by collecting signatures in lieu of the filing fee, if he or she wins, and still has … Continue reading
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Burlington, Vermont, held a partisan city election on March 5. Each of the seven wards elected a city council member. Progressives were elected in Wards Two and Three; Democrats in Wards Four, Five, Six, and Seven; and an independent was … Continue reading
According to this story, some South Carolina Republican Party leaders want to nominate for public office in the future in conventions instead of primaries. State law lets any party choose either method, although state law also requires a 75% vote … Continue reading
On March 11, the Maryland Senate passed SB 279, which lets unregistered individuals register to vote at early voting locations, and then they could vote immediately afterwards. This isn’t quite election-day registration, but comes close.
On March 11, the 9th circuit heard arguments in Townley v Miller, 12-16881. The hearing went badly for the people who filed the lawsuit, and those people and groups include the Nevada Republican Party. They argue that Nevada’s law, which … Continue reading