Vermont election law recognizes qualified major parties (which nominate by primary) and qualified minor parties (which nominate by convention). The Vermont election law says that major parties don’t need to tell the state whom the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates … Continue reading
Salon has this article about Jill Stein’s attempts to communicate with Bernie Sanders. … Continue reading
The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about the Georgia Green Party, and the Georgia Constitution Party, and their plans to petition for president in Georgia. Both parties have hopes of having their presidential nominees on the ballot for the … Continue reading
On April 25, a bill to establish a Colorado presidential primary was introduced by Representative Dominick Moreno (D-Commerce City) and Tim Dore (R-Elizabeth). Under current law, Colorado uses caucuses. Here is the text of HB 1454. The bill would let … Continue reading
The Harvard Law Record has this article by Richard Winger, showing that ballot access laws have been getting somewhat better during the last 40 years, even though progress has been uneven and the problem has become worse in certain states. … Continue reading
