The Independent Party is entitled to nominate by primary, the first party in Oregon to have a government-adminstered primary since the Progressive Party had one in 1914. Oregon election officials plan to also provide the party with a presidential primary. … Continue reading
In 2014, Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich was running for re-election. His campaign spent $592,000 on legal bills in a successful effort to keep the Libertarian Party from having a gubernatorial candidate on the ballot. The Kasich campaign did not … Continue reading
The Rock Island Argus, a daily newspaper in Illinois, editorializes here that the recent federal court decision invalidating one Illinois ballot access restriction may be just the beginning of improvements in that state’s ballot access laws. Illinois badly needs ballot … Continue reading
On March 1, U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall granted a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the Connecticut Secretary of State from blocking Shawn Wilmoth from circulating a presidential primary petition for Rocky De La Fuente. Wilmoth v Merrill, 16-cv-223. … Continue reading
On March 1, the South Dakota Attorney General ruled that candidates who are seeking to place themselves on the primary ballot of a party that is not yet qualified may circulate such candidate primary petitions, even before that party has … Continue reading
