According to this article, the town of Tar Heel, North Carolina, will elect its Mayor and three town commissioners entirely by write-in vote this year. The filing deadline has passed, and no one filed to be on the ballot for … Continue reading
On July 17, Jim Beam, who has been covering Louisiana politics and government for 40 years, wrote a column criticizing Governor Bobby Jindal for vetoing the bill that lets independent candidates use the label “independent”. … Continue reading
On July 15, Maryland elections officials announced that a statewide referendum had qualified for the 2012 ballot. Maryland does not have the statewide initiative process, but it does have procedures for statewide referendums. Proponents need a petition signed by 3% … Continue reading
On July 13, the Socialist Workers Party submitted 7,080 signatures to place its nominee for U.S. House on the ballot in New York’s special election set for September 13. No other group or independent candidate submitted a petition. The law … Continue reading
On July 14, the California Assembly passed SB 168, which prohibits paying people to circulate initiative, referendum and recall petitions on a per-signature basis. Similar laws in five other states have been declared unconstitutional. No Republican voted for the bill, … Continue reading
