Last year the Federal Election Commission told Jill Stein, Green Party 2016 presidential nominee, that she must repay $175,272 in 2016 primary season matching funds. The determination said the FEC had overpaid her, because the cutoff should have been when … Continue reading
As of January 29, 2022, here is North Carolina registration data: Democratic 2,495,372; Republican 2,184,599; Libertarian 48,113; independent and miscellaneous 2,478,623. Percentages are: Democratic 34.63%; Republican 30.31%; Libertarian .67%; independent and miscellaneous 34.39%. Percentages on October 27, 2020 had been: … Continue reading
Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains) has introduced SB 1883. It would abolish primaries for U.S. Senate. Instead, members of the state legislature who are members of a particular party would nominate their party’s U.S. Senate nominees.
As of January 30, the Alabama Libertarian Party has 49,000 raw signatures on its party petition for 2022. It needs 51,588 valid. The deadline is in early May 2022. Assuming the party qualifies, 2022 will be the first election in … Continue reading
On January 28, U.S. District Court judge Steve C. Jones rejected a request from Georgia to dismiss the federal lawsuit challenging the state’s legislative districts. The state had argued that Voting Rights Act cases challenging legislative redistricting need a three-judge … Continue reading
