Sarasota County, Florida, which has a population of 379,000, may convert its elections for county office from partisan to non-partisan. The group “Open Our Elections” is circulating a county initiative petition, to ask voters if they wish to make the switch. Here is the group’s web page.
Luis Rodriguez, the Justice Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2012, has re-registered into the Green Party, and will run for Governor of California in 2014. See this story from Green Party Watch.
On July 17, the Hawaii Democratic Party filed this brief in its lawsuit to obtain a closed primary for itself. The motion for summary judgment and injunctive relief is 6 pages; the Memo of Points & Authorities is 35 pages.
On July 16, both Public Policy Polling and Quinnipiac University Polls released Virginia gubernatorial election returns. The Public Policy Poll included all three candidates listed on the ballot, and got these results: Democrat Terry McAuliffe 41%, Republican Ken Cuccinelli 37%, Libertarian Rob Sarvis 7%, undecided 15%. See the details here.
The Quinnipiac University Poll did not mention Sarvis, and merely asked respondents if they favor McAuliffe, Cuccinelli, or “someone else.” The “someone else” category polled at only 1%. In this poll, McAuliffe was at 43% and Cuccinelli at 39%, with 17% undecided.
If Sarvis could get 10%, the Virginia Libertarian Party would be ballot-qualified for the next two elections. Thanks to Doug McNeil for the link.
The Maryland Republican Party is mulling over whether to let independent voters vote in Republican Party primaries. See this story. The Maryland Republican Party previously let independent voters vote in its primary, but later the party changed its mind and excluded them. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.
