On January 19, the 9th circuit upheld the Washington state “top-two” system. Here is the decision. The part of the decision about ballot access is very short. It quotes the dicta from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Munro v Socialist … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
According to this story, several Republican Party town organizations in Rhode Island are working together to collect signatures for all presidential candidates that the party recognizes. Candidates need 1,000 signatures, to be collected in two weeks in the winter. Any … Continue reading
Petitioning in Virginia for minor party and independent candidates for President and both houses of Congress cannot begin until Virginia U.S. House boundaries are known. This is because statewide petitions have a distribution requirement; they need 400 signatures from each … Continue reading
“Texas Redistricting”, the blog that has the most detailed information about the Texas redistricting saga, has posted this commentary, suggesting that the Texas primary will need to be postponed again, from April 3 to an undetermined later date. The primary … Continue reading
On January 18, the Delaware bill for the National Popular Vote Plan was heard in the Senate Administrative Services/Election Committee. After hearing testimony on both sides, the Committee chair decided not to bring the bill up for a Committee vote. … Continue reading