On May 2, the Oklahoma House rejected the Senate amendments to HB 1058. HB 1058 is the bill that was introduced in 2011 in the House to ease ballot access for newly-qualifying parties. As passed last year in the House, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
On May 2, the Wyoming Secretary of State announced that the Country Party petition has enough valid signatures. The Secretary of State put out this press release, which says that having six parties on the ballot this year is a … Continue reading
The number of signatures needed for an independent candidate in Arizona will be 31,111 valid signatures this year, for statewide office. The formula is 3% of the number of active registered voters who are not members of a qualified party. … Continue reading
John Wolfe, Jr., polled over 15% of the vote in the March 24, 2012 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary in three congressional districts. Under state law and under state party rules, that should entitle him to name 3 delegates to the … Continue reading
On April 30, the California State University at Northridge (in Los Angeles) Student Association sponsored a debate for candidates running for U.S. House in the 30th district. This is one of the best-known U.S. House races in California this year, … Continue reading