On August 30, U.S. District Court Judge Mary G Lewis issued this opinion in Greenville County Republican Party v Way, 6:10-1407. The 21-page opinion explains why the Greenville County Republican Party doesn’t have standing to challenge various South Carolina election … Continue reading
On August 30, the California Assembly unanimously passed AB 1419. The bill now goes to the Governor. It moves the deadline for a newly-qualifying party from January to July, in presidential election years. … Continue reading
On August 30, the North Dakota Secretary of State determined that the Libertarian Party’s petition is valid, so the party is on the 2014 ballot. No other minor parties are ballot-qualified in this state. The party can stay on the … Continue reading
Jim Barr, the Constitution Party nominee for Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Council, was removed from the November 2013 ballot after his Republican opponent challenged his petition. Barr submitted 289 signatures and the legal requirement was 250. According to this story, the … Continue reading
On July 8, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Dow, a George W. Bush appointee, upheld Illinois election laws that require candidates for non-partisan citywide office in Chicago to obtain 12,500 signatures. He also upheld the law that permits … Continue reading
