On November 27, the Michigan State Senate refused to take up HB 4507, the bill that would have the effect of adding several names to the Democratic presidential primary ballot. Thus it appears most likely that the Michigan Democratic presidential … Continue reading
On November 26, the Maryland Secretary of State said these names will appear on the presidential primary ballots: Democrats: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson (8) Republicans: Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, Keyes, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson (9) Maryland … Continue reading
On November 26, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed SB 2414, which moves the presidential primary from March to February 5. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. … Continue reading
On November 26, the Michigan House passed HB 4507, which changes the criteria for placing names on presidential primary ballots. Existing law lets candidates withdraw from the Michigan primaries, even if they are running in other state primaries. The bill … Continue reading
Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling has been an ardent proponent of the “top two” primary for several years now. Because the 2007 session of the Oregon legislature failed to pass a “top two” law, Keisling has resolved to … Continue reading
