On June 22, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed SB 655, which moves the primary for all office from May, to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. In 2020, the primary will be on March 3. Because … Continue reading
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On June 19, the Rhode Island Senate passed SB 2612. It says that presidential primary candidates, and presidential candidates in the general election, must file their federal income tax returns with the state elections office. The vote was 34-3. But, … Continue reading
The case against the worst ballot access law in the nation, the Georgia law concerning independent and minor party candidates for U.S. House, is proceeding in U.S. District Court. The case is Cowen v Kemp, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. A great deal … Continue reading
Both houses of the California legislature have passed bills making it illegal for anyone to pay petitioners on a per-signature basis. The Assembly passed AB 1947 on April 30, and the Senate passed SB 1394 on May 31. The two … Continue reading
On June 21, the North Carolina State Board of Elections removed three Constitution Party nominees from the ballot, because they had run in major party primaries for the same office in May. Two are running for county office, and one … Continue reading
Steve Goodale has written this piece for Newsgrowl, to learn and reveal why New York polling companies have not been including Howie Hawkins and Larry Sharpe in their gubernatorial polls. Hawkins is the Green nominee, and Sharpe is the Libertarian … Continue reading