Until 2009, a qualified political party in Illinois had the freedom to nominate someone by a party meeting, if no one had been nominated earlier in that party’s primary. But in 2009 the Illinois legislature passed a bill saying that … Continue reading
On July 14, a U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, Florida, upheld part of Florida public funding for gubernatorial candidates. Specifically, the ruling upholds the part of the program that gives extra public funding to candidates who have privately-funded opponents with … Continue reading
Delaware permits two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. Major parties nominate by primary, and qualified minor parties nominate by convention. Two Libertarians, who have already been nominated by their own party, recently also cross-filed in major party primaries. … Continue reading
On July 14, the Tea Party submitted 59,400 signatures on a petition to qualify itself as a political party in Michigan. If at least 38,024 signatures are valid, the party will then be ballot-qualified and will nominate candidates by convention. … Continue reading
On July 14, the Illinois State Board of Elections dismissed a challenge to the petition of Scott Lee Cohen, an independent candidate for Governor. The challenges to the other statewide petitions are still pending.
