The District of Columbia is holding a special election on Tuesday, April 26, to fill a vacancy in the At-Large City Council seat, and also two seats on the Board of Education. On April 15, a U.S. District Court declined … Continue reading
Category Archives: General
The April 16 print edition of The Oregonian, the largest newspaper in Oregon, has this editorial, blasting HB 2442. This is the bill that tells the Independent Party, a ballot-qualified party since 2006, that the party must choose a new … Continue reading
Maine requires a ballot-qualified party to hold at least one municipal caucus in each of the 16 counties of the state, in the spring of each even-numbered year. Independent Maine representative Ben Chipman, who is closely associated with the Green … Continue reading
On April 15, an attorney for the Maryland State Board of Elections said the Board will re-examine the petitions submitted last month by the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. The Board had said both petitions lacked enough valid signatures, … Continue reading
Wyoming lets a petition to recognize a new party start circulating on April 1 of the odd year before the election. The petition is due on June 1 of the election year, so the state allows 14 months. The Constitution … Continue reading