Email On August 31, the Michigan Democratic Party announced it will choose national convention delegates at the January 15 presidential primary (the bill moving the state’s primary passed yesterday, although the Governor still hasn’t signed it). This sets up a confrontation between the Michigan Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee, in which Michigan Democrats will
California National Popular Vote Bill Postponed Until 2008
SB 37, the California National Popular Vote Plan bill, will not be brought up in the Assembly until next year. California legislative sessions last for two years, so the bill won’t need to start all over again. It passed the Senate several months ago. The sponsors feel that the controversy over a proposed Republican-backed initiative,
Two Montana Minor Party Gubernatorial Candidates Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Debates Case
In 2004, the last time Montana elected a governor, there were four candidates on the November ballot, the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Green and Libertarian Parties. The Montana University System sponsored a gubernatorial candidate’s debate and only invited the two major party nominees. The Green Party gubernatorial candidate, Robert Kelleher, who was also an
Florida Democratic Party Official Sues Democratic National Committee Over Delegates to National Convention
On August 30, a member of the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Democratic National Committee. The lawsuit attacks the National Committee’s rule barring Florida from having any delegates to the 2008 national convention. It is DiMaio v Democratic National Committee, in U.S. District Court, Middle District, no.
Anti-Initiative Bill Will Get Vote in California Assembly Next Week
State Senator Jenny Oropeza plans ask the California Assembly to pass SB 408 next week. The bill makes it illegal for anyone to circulate a statewide initiative, unless that person had been registered to vote (or had been eligible to be registered to vote) at the time of the previous election. This would make it
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