BuzzFeed Politics has this article, which suggests that former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer may have trouble collecting 3,750 valid signatures of registered Democrats by Thursday, July 11. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for Comptroller of New York city. … Continue reading
The Oregon Secretary of State has released registration data as of June 15. See here. The percentages of voters by party are now: Democratic 39.30%, Republican 30.90%, non-affiliated 22.61%, Independent Party 4.44%, Libertarian .71%, Pacific Green .48%, Working Families .31%, … Continue reading
This is very old news, but it had not been reported before. In 2012 the South Dakota legislature passed HB 1182, which moves the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates from June to the last Tuesday in April. South Dakota’s … Continue reading
On July 8, a U.S. District Court in Arizona asked both sides in one of the current legislative redistricting cases to file supplemental briefs. The order asks both sides to comment on the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court decision … Continue reading
On July 8, Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday announced that he has changed his party affiliation from “Green” to “Republican.” See this story. He had been elected in November 2012 as the Green Party nominee. The election, in which he … Continue reading
