On May 22, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed SF 2985, which establishes presidential primaries in future years. All ballot-qualified parties could have a presidential primary. However, the date would be set by the two parties that polled the largest vote … Continue reading
On May 24, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced the “Presidential Tax Transparency Act”. It requires the U.S. Treasury to release copies of the tax returns of presidential candidates to the Federal Election Commission. Then, the FEC would release them … Continue reading
Although California abolished write-in space in November for Congress and partisan state office, it still allows write-ins in the primary for those offices. Under the top-two system, minor parties sometimes have members who file for write-in status in the primary, … Continue reading
The Alaska Democratic Party passed a bylaw at its state convention earlier this month, letting registered independents file for office in the Democratic primary. See this story. Thanks to Richard Grayson for the link. … Continue reading
Brian Doherty has this Reason article on the two pending lawsuits involving inclusion in the general election presidential debates. … Continue reading
