Generally speaking, “sore loser laws” (election laws that say someone who failed to be nominated in a party primary, cannot then be independent candidates in the general election) don’t apply to presidential candidates. We know this, because of precedent. John … Continue reading
A hearing was held recently in White v Galvin, the case pending in state court over whether a Massachusetts law, mandating that incumbents are always listed first on the ballot, violates the U.S. Constitution. The government claims the lawsuit is … Continue reading
The California Assembly went on a recess on July 19, and won’t return until August 20. Various election law bills that had already passed the Senate and all Assembly committees won’t get a vote in the full Assembly until August … Continue reading
On July 19, a U.S. District Court denied injunctive relief to a New York voter who recently changed his registration from “independent” to being a member of the Independence Party. Van Allen v State Board of Elections, 1:07-cv-722, Albany. New … Continue reading
The Arkansas Green Party expects to begin its 2008 petition for ballot status on July 24. Currently, there are no qualified parties on the ballot in Arkansas except for the two major parties. Parties set their own petitioning period, but … Continue reading
