California Assemblymember Chad Mayes has introduced AB 446. It would make it easier for a new or previously unqualified party to get on the ballot. For a party that merely wants to be on the upcoming ballot for president, it … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
On April 6, Wisconsin held an election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate, 13th district, centered on Juneau. The results: Republican John Jagler 51.2%; Democrat Melissa Winker 43.8%; independent candidate Spencer Zimmerman 4.6%; American Solidarity Ben Schmitz .5%. … Continue reading
On April 6, the Nevada Senate Legislative Operations & Elections Committee passed SB 292. However, it amended the bill so that it no longer increases the number of signatures needed for a new or previously unqualified party from 1% to … Continue reading
The Maine Libertarian Party is currently waiting for a decision in its ballot access case, Baines v Bellows, 1:19cv-509. The case is in U.S. District Court. Recently the Maine Libertarian Party notified the judge about the two winning ballot accesses … Continue reading
On March 30, proponents of an Ohio initiative filed this reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Thompson v DeWine, 20-1072. This is the case over whether lower courts should have granted some ballot access relief during 2020 to … Continue reading