A California Superior Court Judge has tentatively ruled that San Jose’s campaign finance law, barring contributions to candidates for city office during the 17 days before the election, is unconstitutional. See this story. … Continue reading
Every Thursday, the Americans Elect web page posts the number of signatures collected on ballot access petitions to date. The July 28 figure is 1,747,557, up 97,108 from the previous week’s total.
The July 29 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal has this story about the Green Party’s state convention. The article discusses Kentucky ballot access, but is not completely accurate. In Kentucky, if a group polls 2% of the vote for President, … Continue reading
See here to read an interview with Dan Winslow, chief ballot access attorney for Americans Elect. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Albany County, New York, elects a County Executive this November. No Republican qualified for the party’s primary, for that office. One candidate, Nathan Lebron, tried to get on the Republican primary ballot, but his petition was rejected for lack of … Continue reading
