The Oregon House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on HB 2442 on Wednesday, April13. The bill makes it illegal for any qualified party to be named the “Independent Party.” Because Oregon already has a ballot-qualified party named the … Continue reading
On Saturday, April 9, the Alaska House Judiciary Committee passed SB 31. It clarifies that misspelled write-in votes can be valid if voter intent is plain. The bill has already passed the Senate. … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in the western district of North Carolina will hear Brody v North Carolina State Board of Elections, 3:10-cv-383, on April 28. This is the case in which the plaintiff-candidate, Mark Brody, argues that he should have … Continue reading
On March 8, San Gabriel, California, held a city council election. John Harrington, a registered Libertarian for the past 17 years, was elected. Two seats were up, and four candidates ran. Harrington received more votes than any other person running … Continue reading
On April 8, the Montana legislature passed HB 91, the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. It does not make any changes to the ballot access laws, except in a very narrow way. It makes it possible for presidential … Continue reading
