On May 7, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, held elections for village office. The elections are partisan, but the village parties are not permitted to be the same as the state qualified parties. Two seats were up for Village … Continue reading
On May 8, the Minnesota House defeated HF 799 by 62-71. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. … Continue reading
On May 8, the North Carolina House Elections Committee voted to alter HB 794, the ballot access reform bill, into a study bill. The Committee then passed the bill without opposition. Assuming it is signed into law, the legislature will … Continue reading
The Liberal Party of New York was ballot-qualified 1946 through 2002. It went off the ballot in November 2002 because its gubernatorial nominee, Andrew Cuomo, only polled 15,761 votes in November, and New York state law requires at least 50,000 … Continue reading
On May 7, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed LB 349, which, among other things, repeals the primary screen-out for independent presidential petitions. Now, Texas is the only state that bars primary voters from signing a ballot access petition. In Texas, … Continue reading
