The Maine Joint Veterans & Legal Affairs Committee heard two bills that improve ballot access for new and small parties on Monday, May 8. In Maine, committees don’t vote on the day of the hearing. The hearing went well. The … Continue reading
A bill to vastly improve ballot access in North Carolina, SB 656, passed the Senate unanimously last month. On May 8, it was transferred from the House Rules Committee to the House Elections Committee, which seems to indicate it is … Continue reading
Columbus, Ohio, held elections for city council and school board on May 2. Although the elections are formally non-partisan, party organizations play a big role. The Working Families Party in Columbus, which is called Yes We Can Columbus, sponsored candidates … Continue reading
On May 8, the Wisconsin voters who had sued to overturn Wisconsin’s Assembly redistricting on the grounds that it was a partisan gerrymander filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court not to disturb the ruling of … Continue reading
On May 4, the California Assembly passed HB 84 by 52-20. It moves the primary for all office, in presidential years, from June to March. A similar bill, SB 568, had already passed the State Senate. However the two bills … Continue reading
