The Athens Banner-Herald, of Athens, Georgia, ran this op-ed on September 17, by Jeffrey Moss. Moss deplored Georgia’s ballot access laws, which have kept all minor party candidates for U.S. House off the ballot (in regularly-scheduled elections) ever since 1942. … Continue reading
Repair California, a group that hopes to get two initiatives on the California ballot to obtain a new state constitution, will submit its proposed initiative language to the Attorney General on September 25. One initiative would authorize voters to call … Continue reading
Thanks to Michael Ravnitzky and Eric Garris, the 1992 paper issues of Ballot Access News are now posted on this webpage. See the links to the upper right, for “paper issues” (not to be confused with “blog archives”). Previously, only … Continue reading
The Peace Party became a ballot-qualified party in 2008 in Oregon. It was formed for the purpose of placing Ralph Nader on the ballot in Oregon. At the time, it was significantly easier to qualify a new party in Oregon … Continue reading
On September 18, a candidate for Mayor of Central Falls, Rhode Island, filed a federal lawsuit to invalidate a city ordinance that says that if a voter signs petitions for two different candidates for the same office, the signature counts … Continue reading
