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On June 6, bills were introduced in both houses of the New York legislature to set up rules for the 2020 presidential primaries. They are A8176 and S6374. Both bills are identical. Here is the text. Section four of the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2019
On June 7, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 5, the bill that makes it more difficult for statewide initiatives to get on the ballot. It requires each petition sheet to have its own particular number. It had been thought … Continue reading
On June 5, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a state law that does not permit unqualified parties to engage in fusion with qualified parties. Working Families Party v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 34 EAP 2017. Pennsylvania does permit the nominees of … Continue reading
On June 5, the Seventh Circuit upheld a challenge to the Illinois ballot access law for primary candidates in Cook County, Illinois. A Democratic candidate for Sheriff needed signatures of one-half of 1% of the Democratic Party vote in the … Continue reading
The New Jersey Elections Division has posted the list of petitioning candidates for the legislature in the November 2019 election. Out of the 40 districts (each district electing two), there are only three minor party candidates. The Legalize Marijuana Party … Continue reading