On January 10, Ohio filed a notice of appeal in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted. The state hopes the Sixth Circuit will reverse the U.S. District Court order of January 7, and remove the qualified minor parties. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
The Federal Election Commission has posted a 4-page chart that shows the date of 2014 congressional primaries, and the filing deadlines for candidates running for Congress. It isn’t easy for anyone to prepare a chart on this subject. The FEC … Continue reading
The Election Law Journal is letting anyone read the contents of Volume 12, Number 4, the current issue. Use this link. The Election Law Journal is a peer-rviewed quarterly journal which ordinarily is not available to non-subscribers. The current issue … Continue reading
In Pennsylvania, all candidates need petitions to run for office. Democrats and Republicans need petitions to place themselves on primary ballots, and all other candidates need substantially more difficult petitions to get on the November ballot. The Pennsylvania Elections Department … Continue reading
California Assemblymember Tim Donnelly has completely revised one of his election law bills, AB 1170, so that all the contents are new. The new contents alter the definition of “political party”, so that the 2% vote test (which is only … Continue reading