On March 7, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed HB 368, which makes three ballot access improvements: (1) the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party moves from April to late June; (2) signatures on that petition are presumed valid and … Continue reading
On March 7, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections passed HB 5126, the National Popular Vote bill. The vote was 9-4. All the Democrats on the Committee voted for the bill. Four of the Republicans voted against … Continue reading
India holds a parliamentary election in April and May 2014. It is expected that the various parties, candidates, and other participants will spend $5,000,000,000. This will be the second most expensive election campaign in world history, topped only by the … Continue reading
Massachusetts currently has no ballot-qualified parties, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. Massachusetts requires parties to poll 3% for any statewide race, every two years. The Green Party will run nominees this year for Secretary of State, Treasurer, and … Continue reading
On the evening of March 6, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this strong motion for a preliminary injunction, to prevent the state from printing Libertarian primary ballots without the gubernatorial and attorney general candidates’ names. The party didn’t need to … Continue reading
