Phillipp Negron, the 25-year-old nephew of a Nassau County business executive with ties to the Republican Party organization in that county, has dropped out of the race for Nassau County Executive. He had filed to run in the Green Party … Continue reading
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On August 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Nader v Federal Election Commission, 12-5134. The opinion says Nader doesn’t have standing to complain that the FEC did not enforce the campaign finance laws in 2004. Specifically, … Continue reading
The Colorado Secretary of State has removed Americans Elect from the list of qualified parties, even though it had 3,412 registered members as of May 2013. Colorado election law section 1-4-1303(b) says a party remains qualified if it has at … Continue reading
On July 30, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed B20-0245. This is the bill that repeals the restriction on out-of-district petitioners. Now Congress has 30 days to either do nothing on this matter, or conceivably veto the measure. The 30 … Continue reading
On August 1, Bill Walker announced that he will be an independent candidate for Governor of Alaska in 2014. He is a former Mayor of Valdez, a registered Republican, and an Anchorage attorney who specializes in oil and natural gas … Continue reading