Americans Elect, which is trying to qualify as a party in California using the 10% (of the last gubernatorial vote) petition method, now has over 500,000 signatures. This already sets a new record for the largest number of signatures ever … Continue reading
Until 2009, every court that had ever heard a case on whether an unqualified party could list a stand-in vice-presidential candidate, or a stand-in presidential candidate, on its ballot access petition, had always approved the idea. Because some states require … Continue reading
On May 9, a Superior Court in Vermont again rejected the state’s request to dispense with the trial, in Trudell v State of Vermont. This is the lawsuit, filed last year, against Vermont’s June petition deadline for independent candidates. The … Continue reading
California voters choose a replacement for Congresswoman Jane Harman on May 17. Harman had been representing the voters of the 36th U.S. House district in western Los Angeles County, but she resigned. Most observers believe that none of the 16 … Continue reading
The Texas House will soon vote on SB 100, which moves the primary (for all office, president and other office as well) from the first Tuesday in March, to the first Tuesday in April. The bill also moves the run-off … Continue reading
