On June 4, a U.S. District Court in Arkansas heard the Libertarian Party case against the new ballot access law for new parties. See this news story describing the hearing. There will be a decision in the near future. … Continue reading
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Lincoln Chafee, a former Governor and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, has changed his voter registration from independent to Libertarian. He now lives in Wyoming. Thanks to Political Wire for this news. … Continue reading
On June 5, the Oregon House passed SB 870, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. It is now through the legislature. The vote was 37-22. … Continue reading
On June 3, the Louisiana legislature passed HB 563, which moves the 2020 presidential primary from the first Saturday in March, to the first Saturday in April. Although Louisiana has six qualified parties, only parties with at least 40,000 registered … Continue reading
On June 4, the Maine legislature passed LD 1626. It sets up a presidential primary in 2020, in March. It does not include ranked choice voting, nor does it alter the law that doesn’t let independents vote in Maine primaries … Continue reading