On February 7, the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee passed SB 125, with only one “no” vote. It makes several ballot access improvements: (1) moves the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party from April to late June; (2) lowers the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Here is a link to the text of HR 20, the bill introduced in the U.S. House on February 5 to establish public funding of campaigns for the U.S. House. … Continue reading
Former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler is currently petitioning to get on the South Dakota ballot as an independent for U.S. Senate. Here is an article about his campaign, which has a reference to his petition drive. The deadline is April … Continue reading
This article about Allen Levene, a resident of Georgia, says that he plans to qualify for the Republican primary ballot in four different districts this year: Georgia 11, Hawaii 1, Michigan 14, and Minnesota 6. Thanks to the Center for … Continue reading
On February 6, 2014, three independent candidates filed a federal lawsuit against the Arkansas petition deadline for non-presidential independents. This year the deadline is March 3. The 2013 session of the legislature moved that deadline from May to March, even … Continue reading