Shane Cory, national director of the Libertarian Party, just completed an Oklahoma tour to gain support for a proposed initiative to reform the Oklahoma ballot access laws. The state’s largest newspaper, The Daily Oklahoman, has given the cause a great deal of publicity. Fortunately, other daily newspapers are starting to pay attention as well. See this story.
On September 6, the Colorado Republican Party moved its 2008 presidential caucuses from March to February 5. The Colorado Democratic Party had made a similar move several months ago. Thanks to The Green Papers for this news.
HR 811, the bill in Congress to require vote-counting machines to produce a paper trail, will not be taken up in the House until September 17 at the earliest. Congressman Rush Holt (D-N.J.) had hoped it would pass the House this week, but it has fierce opposition, both from elections officials who don’t want a paper trail, and from activists who want to eventually eliminate all electronic vote-counting machines. Thus the bill has enemies from both directions.
On September 12, a New Hampshire legislative subcommittee will hold a hearing on HB 48, which lowers the definition of “party” from a group that polled 4%, to a group that polled 2%. New Hampshire is one of only 15 states which currently recognizes only the Democratic and Republican Parties. The median vote test of the 50 states is 2%, so New Hampshire law is tougher than the average law.
On September 12, a New Hampshire legislative subcommittee will hold a hearing on HB 48, which lowers the definition of “party” from a group that polled 4%, to a group that polled 2%. New Hampshire is one of only 15 states which currently recognizes only the Democratic and Republican Parties. The median vote test of the 50 states is 2%, so New Hampshire law is tougher than the average law.
