At the August 2010 elections for Australia’s Parliament, the voters of Longman, Queensland, elected Roy Wyatt. He had been nominated at the age of 19, before he had even voted, although by the time of the election he had turned … Continue reading
On May 12, the Nevada Democratic Party intervened in the lawsuit Nevada Republican Party v State, pending in state court. This is the lawsuit over the rules for the upcoming special U.S. House election. The Secretary of State ruled that … Continue reading
It seems likely that no state legislature this year will pass a bill, requiring presidential candidate birth certificates as a condition of ballot access. The Missouri bill that had contained such a provision, SB 282, passed the legislature today, but … Continue reading
The Salt Lake Tribune has this op-ed by Randy Miller, advocating that the Utah legislature implement a normal primary system, and end the Utah caucus system for congressional, state and county elections. Utah has direct primaries, but the only candidates … Continue reading
Carl Lewis, former Olympic track gold-medal winner who is trying to run for the New Jersey State Senate this year, does not know yet whether he will be on the November 2011 ballot in the 8th district. However, his name … Continue reading
