No petition to place a new party on the ballot has succeeded in Tennessee since 1968. The law requires a petition of 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, which is currently 33,844 signatures, and in the recent past has been … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
On September 6, supporters of Michigan’s straight ticket device asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the straight-ticket device. But on September 7, the Court declined to take any action. Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg would have recommended that the Court … Continue reading
On September 7, the Michigan Secretary of State added Chris Graveline to her list of candidates who will appear on the general election ballot. He is an independent candidate for Attorney General who failed to collect the legally required 30,000 … Continue reading
The Utah Debate Commission is a consortium of academic and media organizations. Starting in 2014, it has sponsored debates for statewide office and congress. It has generally excluded any candidates except Republican and Democratic nominees, by requiring a showing of … Continue reading
On September 7, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker issued a 27-page order in Rivera Madera v Detzner, n.d., 1:18cv-152. The issue is whether 32 particular Florida counties should have provided ballots in both English and Spanish, instead of just … Continue reading