On April 22, the Socialist Equality Party announced that it will run a presidential campaign in 2016. The presidential candidate is Jerry White and the vice-presidential candidate is Niles Niemuth. See the announcement here. The Socialist Equality Party was once … Continue reading
On April 22, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, issued an order restoring the ability to register to vote to all ex-felons in Virginia who have completed their terms and periods of supervised release. See this communcation from the Governor’s … Continue reading
Illinois, like many states that allow write-ins in partisan primaries, sets a minimum number of votes that a write-in candidate needs in order to be considered nominated. Moon Khan, a Democrat, campaigned as a write-in candidate for the Democratic nomination … Continue reading
On April 15, Maine Governor Paul LePage signed LD 1673, which provides for a presidential primary in the future. For 2016 and recent past presidential elections, Maine has used caucuses instead of presidential primaries. The bill also requires a study … Continue reading
Colorado legislative leaders are about to introduce a bill for a Colorado presidential primary. Currently, there is no Colorado presidential primary; the major parties use caucuses to choose delegates to the national conventions. According to this story, the bill will … Continue reading
