ON February 16, radio talk show host Michael Smerconish interviewed State Senator Bob Krist for 10 minutes, about Nebraska ballot access. Smerconish supports independent candidates and opened the interview by expressing dismay that Krist had abandoned his independent run for … Continue reading
This newspaper story explains the latest developments on determining who the board members are, on the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The Board still has staff and most of its functions are being carried out. For example, candidates have … Continue reading
The District of Columbia holds partisan primaries for the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian Parties on June 19. The deadline for a candidate to file for those primaries is March 21. Each candidate needs a petition. So far, there are … Continue reading
Wyoming law says voters can sign only one independent candidate petition for any particular office, but gives no guidance as to which signatures count, when a voter signs for more than one candidate. HB 40, introduced by the House Corporations, … Continue reading
On February 15, the West Virginia House passed HB 4434. It says that only people who are not registered in a qualified party may be independent candidates. The vote was 93-1. The only legislator who voted “no” was Delegate Mike … Continue reading
