Many Working Families Party nominees in the New York city election of November 2021 (who are almost entirely almost Democratic Party nominees) are being kept off the ballot as WFP nominees. See this story, which says the city Board of … Continue reading
The Arkansas Secretary of State has verified the petitions for presidential status for 2024 for the Green Party and the Prohibition Party. They each needed 1,000 signatures. The Secretary had earlier verified the presidential petition for the American Solidarity Party. … Continue reading
The Third Circuit will hear Benezet Consulting v Boockvar, 20-2976 on September 23. This is the case over Pennsylvania’s ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. The U.S. District Court had struck down the law, but only as applied to … Continue reading
On July 12, Ohio filed a brief in Thompson v DeWine, 21-3514. This is the case over whether Ohio should have granted some petitioning relief for initiative petitions during 2020, due to the covid crisis. The state says the case … Continue reading
On July 12, the city council of Lansing, Michigan, voted to ask city voters if they wish to use ranked choice voting in future elections for city office. See this story. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. … Continue reading
