The Daily Reflector, daily newspaper in Greenville, North Carolina, has this editorial, asking the legislature to pass HB 32, the ballot access reform bill that has already passed the House and which is pending in the State Senate. The editorial … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
According to this story, the South Carolina Republican Party primary will cost taxpayers $1,500,000, but the South Carolina Election Commission does not now have that much money. The Commission will still go ahead with the primary, and hopes the state … Continue reading
In Virginia, all candidates running in either a primary, or petitioning directly onto the November ballot, must submit a petition. However, primary petitions are not checked by the elections officials, whereas independent and minor party candidate petitions are checked by … Continue reading
The District of Columbia Republican presidential primary rules gives candidates a choice of either paying a $10,000 filing fee to the party, or else getting 296 signatures of registered Republicans and paying a fee of $5,000 to the party. These … Continue reading
On January 4, 2012, the Libertarian Party filed the final brief in Libertarian Party v District of Columbia Board of Elections, 11-7029. This brief sums up the issue clearly. Does the U.S. Constitution require elections officials to count all valid … Continue reading