Utah has been the only state in which it is impossible for a candidate to get on a partisan primary ballot unless that party’s caucus gives that candidate substantial support before the primary. In 2014 the legislature passed SB 43 … Continue reading
The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon, has this op-ed by Sal Peralta, Secretary of the Independent Party. The party recently obtained enough registrations to qualify for its own government-administered primary. Generally, minor parties in Oregon nominate by convention, although as the … Continue reading
Idaho’s first presidential primaries were held in 1976. Ever since, Idaho presidential primaries have been in late May, and were simultaneous with the primary for other office. However, in 2012, the state canceled the presidential primaries because both major parties … Continue reading
The Arizona Secretary of State has posted this January 1, 2015 registration data. The data shows that the Green Party has 5,051 registrants. This is the first Green registration tally in Arizona since the October 1, 2013 tally, when the … Continue reading
On February 5, this 17-page brief was filed in U.S. District Court in Hall v Bennett, m.d., 2:13cv-663. This is the lawsuit over whether Alabama can require independent candidates in special elections to submit signatures equal to 3% of the … Continue reading
