The Charlotte Observer describes the oral argument on January 24 in North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger, m.d., 1:17cv-1113. This is the case over whether it is unconstitutional for North Carolina to list party labels on the general election ballot … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has endorsed the idea that Massachusetts should permit unregistered individuals to register on election day. See this story. There are multiple bills pending in the state legislature to enact this idea. … Continue reading
On January 25, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., issued an eight-page opinion in Moore v Martin, explaining why the Arkansas March 1 petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutional. The Judge had already determined that the … Continue reading
The Freedom Socialist Party almost never tries to place candidates for partisan office on the ballot in any state. But it will work to put its nominee for U.S. Senate in Washington state, Steve Hoffman, on the 2018 primary ballot. … Continue reading
The Ohio Libertarian Party now has approximately 81,000 signatures on its 2018 petition for party status. This is the largest number of signatures any minor party has collected in any state (not counting Americans Elect) since 2008, when the North … Continue reading