The North Carolina Examiner has this article by Brian Irving, about the North Carolina ballot access bill introduced earlier this week. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Hawaii State Senators Les Ihara (D-Honolulu) and Maile Shimabukuro (D-Waianae) have introduced SB 205, to add write-in space on all Hawaii ballots. Currently, Hawaii is one of five states with a complete ban on write-ins. The bill has a preamble … Continue reading
Connecticut Representative Linda Schofield (D-Simsbury) has introduced H5730, to provide that independent voters may vote in a party primary. Currently, Connecticut law lets each party decide for itself whether to let independent voters vote in its primary or not. Connecticut … Continue reading
Colorado Representative Edward Casso (D-Thornton) has introduced HB 1012, to let independent voters vote in a partisan primary. Current Colorado law lets any independent voter vote in a partisan primary if that voter re-registers into that party at the polls … Continue reading
On January 31, the U.S. Supreme Court requested that Hawaii file a response in Nader v Cronin, 10-728. This is the case that challenges the number of signatures needed for an independent presidential candidate. That number is approximately six times … Continue reading