The February 15 issue of the Lincoln Tribune, a newspaper in Lincolnton, North Carolina, has this thorough story on North Carolina’s ballot access laws for minor parties. The story contains many facts, all of which are correct, except toward the … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times of February 15 has this story, saying Michael Ni, a California voter, recently signed a statewide initiative petition electronically. He hopes the San Mateo County Elections Department will give him an opinion as to whether his … Continue reading
Illinois held its 2010 primary on February 2. Although the State Board of Elections hasn’t released the official election returns yet, Green Party activists have collected data from the various counties and have calculated that over 5,501 voters chose a … Continue reading
The Tea Party is in the process of qualifying a U.S. Senate candidate for the Nevada ballot in 2010. See this story from the Las Vegas Sun. The candidate will be Jon Ashjian, a businessman whose company is TNT Energy … Continue reading
Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have filed this brief in the First Circuit, in Barr v Galvin. The issue is whether states must let unqualified parties use a stand-in presidential candidate on their ballot access petitions. In 2008 the … Continue reading
