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On March 7, the Utah House passed HB 338, which repeals the law that allows candidates to petition onto a primary ballot even though they may not have much support at at party convention or caucus. The vote was 53-19. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
Matt Ford has this essay in The New Republic, on whether states can keep presidential candidates off the ballot who refuse to release their income tax returns. The piece does not mention the precedent LaRouche v Hannah, 822 SW 2d … Continue reading
Kenneth Mejia is a Green Party candidate for U.S. House in California’s 34th District. During 2017 he raised $58,544 for his 2018 run, and he has probably raised more in the last few months. The 34th district is in downtown … Continue reading
According to this story, former Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown may run for Governor this year as an independent. He was a Democrat when he was the Secretary of State 2002-2006. … Continue reading
On March 7 the South Dakota legislature decided to send HB 1286 to a conference committee, which will probably meet on March 8. This is the bill that makes some ballot access improvements but also increases some ballot access barriers. … Continue reading