On February 8, the state of Georgia, in response to a lawsuit, agreed to ease its procedures for handling new voter registrations. Under the old practice, if a new voter registration form was submitted, election officials checked it against the … Continue reading
The Times, daily newspaper for Ottawa, Illinois, here endorses HB 762, which eases the Illinois definition of “political party.” … Continue reading
On February 7, Nevada State Senator James Settelmeyer (R-Minden) introduced SB 103, which converts Nevada partisan elections into top-two elections. This is the second session in which Senator Settelmeyer has introduced the bill. The bill is ambiguous as to whether … Continue reading
On February 9, attorneys for Illinois state government filed this Seventh Circuit brief in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Scholz, 16-1667. The issue is the constitutionality of the law that requires newly-qualifying parties (but not established parties) to run a … Continue reading
The U.S. District Court debates decision Level the Playing Field v FEC came down on February 1. Most large media did not mention the decision. Now, there is greater attention. See this very interesting and lengthy Real Clear Politics story, … Continue reading
