Rhode Island requires 1,000 signatures for a presidential candidate to get on a presidential primary ballot. No one can circulate who didn’t file a declaration of candidacy by Saturday, January 21. The only Democrat who filed is President Obama. Seven … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
On January 23, Fox & Hounds, a prominent California political blog, ran this commentary, criticizing the California legislature for moving to eliminate write-in space on general election ballots. The commentary is by Michael Feinstein. The bill to abolish write-in space … Continue reading
Among the 29 states that have registration by party, all such states have now released a registration tally as of late 2011, or January 2012, except for California and Massachusetts. When California and Massachusetts report their data, it will then … Continue reading
Missouri holds a presidential primary on February 7. That is the only presidential primary in February, except for February 28 primaries in Arizona and Michigan. The Joplin Globe has this story about the Democratic presidential primary ballot in Missouri, which … Continue reading
The North Carolina Libertarian Party has requested that the state provide it with a presidential primary, which would be held on May 8. The party has requested that the State Board of Elections list six candidates on the party’s presidential … Continue reading