Oregon State Senator Ben Westlund announced on December 12 that he has registered as a Democrat. He had been re-elected in 2004 as a Republican, but he had become an independent in 2005 and had qualified as an independent candidate … Continue reading
Randy Stufflebeam, Constitution Party nominee for Illinois Governor, received 19,020 write-ins on November 7. This is the highest number of write-ins ever received by any minor party or independent candidate for any office in Illinois history. The previous Illinois record … Continue reading
The lawsuit Swanson v Bennett, which challenges Alabama ballot access laws, had been tentatively set for a hearing in the 11th circuit in January 2007. However, it has been postponed, and will be heard in February or possibly even a … Continue reading
Ballot Access News has just learned that Barbara Fleischauer was elected to the West Virginia legislature last month. She served in the legislature in the past, but had been defeated for re-election in 2004. She is a Democrat who believes … Continue reading
Ohio House Bill 638, which lets candidates who use the independent petition procedure choose a partisan label (which would then be printed on the November ballot next to the candidate’s name) could conceivably be enacted this month. The 2005-2006 session … Continue reading
