The Sri Lanka Guardian has this article by Mo Zhixu, on how China is able to squelch opposition to the ruling party, even in local elections. In China, in theory, voters can cast write-in candidates in local elections, and occasionally … Continue reading
As noted below, on June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel imposed a county distribution requirement for Pennsylvania statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions. No other state has county distribution requirements for statewide candidate or party petitions, because … Continue reading
Better for America says it will be on the ballot in Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, New Jersey, and New Mexico in the next few days (it has already submitted its party petition in New Mexico). The group still hasn’t found a … Continue reading
On June 30, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Party for Socialism & Liberation petition is valid. This will be the first time since 1992 that any party with “socialist” or “socialism” in its name has been … Continue reading
On June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel issued an order in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, e.d., cv-12-2726. It says that for 2016, statewide petitions in Pennsylvania will need exactly 5,000 signatures. If the petition has candidates … Continue reading
On June 30, the Iowa Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, interpreted the Iowa Constitution to mean that ex-felons cannot vote. The Constitution says persons convicted of crimes of moral turpitude cannot register. The Court ruled “moral turpitude” is just … Continue reading