On July 2, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office announced that the Constitution Party petition has the required 10,000 signatures needed for ballot access. The Constitution Party is the only party likely to submit a successful petition in Missouri this … Continue reading
On June 30, the Committee for a United Independent Party asked the U.S. District Court in Idaho to intervene in Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa. The lawsuit, filed in April, seeks to force the Idaho state government to administer a … Continue reading
Representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte) is circulating his ballot access bill among all members of the State House, asking for co-sponsors. It would abolish mandatory petitions for all candidates, and provide a choice of paying a filing fee. No fee would … Continue reading
On June 30, the California Assembly passed SB 37, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. It has passed the State Senate in 2007. The vote in the Assembly was 45-30. The California legislature had also passed the idea in 2006, … Continue reading
The Institute of Government Studies has released this report on how California could provide for petitioning via computer. The report specifically is concerned with qualifying initiatives with electronic signatures, instead of paper signatures. The report, by Walter Baer and Roy … Continue reading
