Ballot Access News June 1, 2011 – Volume 27, Number 1 This issue was originally printed on white paper. Table of Contents EARLY DEADLINE BILLS ALSO ADVANCE IN OTHER STATES BILLS TO EXPAND WRITE-IN VOTING LAWSUIT NEWS MINOR PARTY WINS … Continue reading
The Populist Party ran candidates in the United States from 1984 through 1994, on a platform that suggested that whites are discriminated against by many government policies. The presidential nominees of the Populist Party were Bob Richards in 1984, David … Continue reading
On July 1, Timothy Quinn, an independent candidate for Mayor of Elyria, Ohio, this year, asked the Ohio Supreme Court to put him on the ballot. The county Board of Elections kept him off because he voted in this year’s … Continue reading
On July 1, a lower state court in Wisconsin ruled against Assemblymember John Nygren, in his lawsuit to get on the primary ballot in an upcoming special State Senate election. He needed 400 valid signatures but the judge agreed with … Continue reading
On June 30, a California State Court of Appeals construed California’s election code to bar electronic signatures on initiative petitions. Here is the 24-page decision. The case, Ni v Slocum, had been argued on May 10, 2011. The decision depends … Continue reading
