On March 18, the Montana House Administration Committee passed SB 194 unanimously. The bill had already passed the Senate. It requires political parties, and independent presidential candidates, to submit twice as many candidates for presidential elector as the state has … Continue reading
On March 21, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Cao v Federal Election Commission, 10-776, a case filed by the national Republican Party and by former Congressman Joseph Cao of New Orleans, concerning federal campaign finance law. The party … Continue reading
Nebraska bill LB 523 failed to pass the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, and therefore it is dead. The Nebraska Senate’s deadline for bills to pass committee was last week. The bill would have required petition circulators to wear … Continue reading
The California Republican Party is holding a state convention in Sacramento March 18-20. According to this news story, the party is likely to begin holding its own primary, at its own expense, beginning in 2014. The party would postally mail … Continue reading
The March 18 issue of the Beaufort Observer has this op-ed, criticizing North Carolina’s ballot access laws. The op-ed is by Daven Bakst of the John Locke Foundation. Press commentary in North Carolina has been unanimously critical of the March … Continue reading
