The April 1, 2016 print edition of Ballot Access News said that Utah had repealed the straight-ticket device. However, that was in error. SB 25 had been signed into law. But all it did, relative to the straight-ticket device, was … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
Rocky De La Fuente submitted approximately 14,000 signatures to be on the Georgia ballot as an independent presidential candidate. The signatures were submitted by the July 12 deadline. But De La Fuente did not submit the names of his presidential … Continue reading
On July 25, Utah State Senator Mark Madsen said he has changed his voter registration from “Republican” to “Libertarian.” He lives in Saratoga Springs and was first elected to the State Senate in 2004. He is not running for re-election … Continue reading
On July 20, several Texas voters filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas system for electing State Supreme Court Justices, and Judges of the State Court of Criminal Appeals. Both courts have nine members. For both courts, elections are partisan … Continue reading
New York held primaries for Congress on June 28. Write-ins in New York primaries are not permitted unless someone files a petition asking that primary write-ins be counted. Once that petition is accepted, all write-ins are valid, whether the write-in … Continue reading