This story reveals that some important Massachusetts Democratic politicians are unhappy that the legislature recently passed a bill moving the 2012 non-presidential primary to September 6. September 6 is also the last day of the national Democratic convention. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Lewiston Tribune has this article, explaining that Idaho election officials will have a difficult job deciding how many Republican primary ballots to print in 2012. Before 2011 Idaho did not ask voters to choose a party on voter registration … Continue reading
Early in 2012, Oregon voters will fill the vacancy in the U.S. House seat, First District. The Independent Party of Oregon has nominated Suzanne Bonamici, who is also the Democratic Party nominee. She defeated Rob Cornilles, the Republican nominee, by … Continue reading
On November 29, the 9th circuit held oral arguments in Washington Republican Party v Washington State, the case originally filed in 2005 by the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian Parties against the Washington state top-two primary system. The three judges are … Continue reading
On November 30, Gary Johnson told reporters in his home state of New Mexico that he sees no chance of pulling a large vote in the New Hampshire Republican primary, mostly because he was not included in 14 of the … Continue reading
On November 30, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office confirmed that the Americans Elect petition for party status has enough valid signatures. The party submitted 17,954 signatures, and needed 10,000 valid. The petition contained 12,191 valid signatures. Americans Elect is … Continue reading