A new political party is petitioning for a place on the South Carolina ballot. Although it uses the name “American Party”, it is intended to be a centrist, moderate party. See this story. Thanks to Scott West for the link. … Continue reading
In 2010, the Greenville County Republican Party, and the South Carolina Republican Party, filed a lawsuit to enable the party to limit voting in its primaries to only party members. Earlier this month the state Republican Party withdrew from the … Continue reading
The June 16 Toledo Blade has this editorial about Ohio’s current system for electing state judges. Ohio has partisan primaries for judicial posts, and party nominees go on the general election ballot. Oddly, though, there are no party labels for … Continue reading
On June 15, the Idaho Republican Party rejected a plan to limit access to the party’s primary ballot to only those candidates who were approved by party committees. See this story. The party did re-affirm its commitment to the current … Continue reading
On June 12, North Carolina HB 951 passed the House Finance Committee. It repeals the state income tax form check-off that asks taxpayers if they wish to send a small donation to their favorite political party. In recent years a … Continue reading
