Joel Mathis has this essay, questioning the good sense of Pennsylvania’s ballot access practices, in Philadelphia Magazine. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
This Mother Jones story details how a registered Republican who worked for the party during 2013 petitioned to get two Green Party members on the Green Party primary ballot, for New York’s U.S. House District 23. Neither petition succeeded, because … Continue reading
The Constitution Party petition for a place on the 2014 New Mexico ballot has been approved by the Secretary of State. This is the first successful Constitution Party statewide ballot access petition so far this year. The New Mexico law … Continue reading
According to this story, three independent candidates for U.S. Senate have enough valid signatures in South Dakota. The latest entry is Clayton Walker, who submitted 3,500 signatures. The requirement was 3,171 signatures. Walker’s high validity rate is probably because he … Continue reading
On May 1, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court removed Robert Guzzardi from the Republican primary ballot. He had enough valid signatures, but he didn’t file a particular campaign finance document. Election officials told him he didn’t need to file the document, … Continue reading