On July 1, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called a special election to fill the empty U.S. House seat of Anthony Weiner. New York law requires 3,500 valid signatures to place an independent candidate, or the nominee of an unqualified … Continue reading
Leadership of the Idaho Republican Party will decide on July 16 whether to institute a caucus for 2012 instead of using the May presidential primary. See this story. Although the party does not have the power to eliminate the presidential … Continue reading
On July 1, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed HB 194. This is an omnibus election law bill that, among other things, purports to give Ohio a ballot access law for minor parties that complies with the 2006 decision of the … Continue reading
Alan Abramowitz has this article analyzing independent voters, at the web page for the Center for Politics. Thanks to Taegan Goddard for the link. … Continue reading
Americans Elect posts its national signature total (on ballot access petitions for itself) weekly. The total posted on July 6 is 1,501,174, which is an increase of slightly more than 70,000 since June 30. It is believed all the new … Continue reading
