The Arizona petition for a new, or previously unqualified political party, is so difficult, it has not been used since 2000. The law requires 20,449 signatures, due March 6, 2008. The Green Party of Arizona is making every effort to … Continue reading
The South Dakota Constitution Party is almost finished with its petition to regain its place on the ballot. The requirement is 8,398 valid signatures. South Dakota checks petitions on a flow basis, and has told the party that it needs … Continue reading
The lawsuit filed in January by the Tennessee Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties has a procedural hearing in federal court on March 17. The case, called Libertarian Party of Tennessee v Thompson, challenges the procedures for new and previously unqualified … Continue reading
On February 22, the Washington State Senate Government Operations Committee heard HB 1534, a bill to improve ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates. Activists asked that the bill be amended to be even more favorable. The Committee seemed … Continue reading
Washington state’s ballot access improvement bill, HB 1534, passed the House on February 14. It has a hearing in the State Senate Elections Committee on February 22 (Friday) at 3:30 pm. The bill does not make all the improvements that … Continue reading
