On April 8, the Hawaii Senate passed HB 638 on second reading. Third reading will be early next week. The bill had had already passed the House. It provides for Instant Runoff Voting in special elections. … Continue reading
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The 8th Circuit will hold oral arguments in Libertarian Party of North Dakota v Jaeger on Wednesday, May 11, in St. Paul, Minnesota. This is the case that challenges the North Dakota law that says no party can nominate any … Continue reading
On April 8, Ralph Nader’s attorneys filed this 34-page brief in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, in Nader v Maine Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, et al. This is Nader’s lawsuit, suing the Democratic Party for its actions to keep … Continue reading
On April 6, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee amended SB 100 and passed the bill. As amended, the primary would continue to be in the first week in March. But the run-off primary moves from the 2nd Tuesday in … Continue reading
Last month, the Green Party and the Libertarian Party each submitted a petition to be on the Maryland ballot in 2012 and 2014. The law requires 10,000 valid signatures. Both petitions were recently found insufficient by the State Board of … Continue reading