On August 28, the national committee of the Green Party chose Chicago as the site of the 2008 national convention. One factor boosting Chicago was that the Green Party of Illinois is a fully-qualified party in Illinois, as a result … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
On August 25, the Wyoming Republican Party moved the dates of its county conventions in 2008 to January 5. The county conventions will choose 12 of the party’s 28 delegates to the national convention. The other 16 delegates will be … Continue reading
Two interesting California election law bills may receive a vote in the Assembly on August 29 or August 30. One is the National Popular Vote Plan, SB 37. The other bill would make it more difficult for initiatives to get … Continue reading
On August 25, the Minnesota Democratic Party decided to move its presidential caucuses from March 4 to February 5. Thanks to politicalwire for this news. … Continue reading
The Green Party National Committee passed this resolution on August 26, by a vote of 113-10: “Whereas the GPUS National Committee has clearly stated, through passage of Proposal 218, a commitment to run “full out” campaigns, and Whereas running “full … Continue reading
According to this article in the New York Times of August 29, the Republican National Committee expects to deprive any state of half its delegates to the national convention, if that state chooses delegates by primary before February 5. The … Continue reading