On February 14, Maryland State Senator William C. Ferguson (D-Baltimore) introduced SB 1032, which changes the number of registered members for a party to remain ballot-qualified from 1% of the state total, to exactly 10,000 members. If the bill were … Continue reading
According to this story, some Nebraska legislators want to move the primary from May to April. There is no bill to make that change, but Senator John Murante already has an election law bill, LB 1048, and he may amend … Continue reading
This story on Politico features a recent study of the finances of the state Democratic and state Republican Parties. It shows 15 major state party organizations have more debt than resources (8 state Democratic Parties and 7 Republican Parties). The … Continue reading
Alabama holds an election for U.S. Senate in 2014. Republican Senator Jeff Sessions is running for re-election. For the first time in Alabama history, the Democrats are not running anyone for U.S. Senate. Here is a list of Democrats running … Continue reading
Reason has this interesting article on its web page about the Libertarian Party’s court battle with the Federal Election Commission, over whether limits on individual contributions should apply to bequests. The party received a surprise bequest in 2007 in excess … Continue reading
