The Independent American Party will submit its petition for qualified party status to Utah election officials on February 14. The petition has approximately 3,000 signatures, and only 2,000 valid signatures are required. … Continue reading
Last year the Ninth Circuit struck down Montana’s law making it a crime for a qualified political party to endorse or oppose a candidate in a judicial election. In November 2013, Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse that … Continue reading
Here is a news story describing the oral argument held February 11 in Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 5:13cv-4095. The issue is whether Kansas and Arizona may alter the federal voter registration form, to require that proof of citizenship … Continue reading
On February 12, a Tampa Bay Times/WUSF Public Media poll for the March 11 special election in Florida’s 13th district was released. See this story. After “leaners” are included, the results are: Democratic Alex Sink 42%, Republican David Jolly 35%, … Continue reading
On February 12, California Congressman Gary Miller announced he will not run for re-election this year. He is a Republican elected in the 31st district in 2012. The 31st district is predominantly Democratic, but Miller only won because in the … Continue reading
