Kenneth Bush, an Independent Voter in Minnesota, Launches a Campaign to Ease Minnesota Ballot Access Laws

Posted on by July 2, 2026

This TV news story says that an independent voter in Rochester, Minnesota, has launched a campaign to ease Minnesota ballot access laws for independent candidates. His organization, Open the Ballot Minnesota”, wants to (1) legalize electronic signatures; (2) decrease the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties who want to run for legislature: (3) expand the absurdly cramped two-week petitioning period for non-presidential petitions.

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Kenneth Bush, an Independent Voter in Minnesota, Launches a Campaign to Ease Minnesota Ballot Access Laws — 14 Comments

  5. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/30/congress-considers-sidestepping-filibuster-pass-trumps-voting-restrictions/90750601007
    Congress considers sidestepping filibuster to pass Trump’s voting restrictions
    Jarrell Dillard, Mariana Alfaro
    The Washington Post
    June 30, 2026, 9:59 a.m. ET
    House Republicans are considering using a fast-track process to bypass the filibuster and pass President Donald Trump’s sought-after voting restrictions.

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Monday that Republicans are moving forward with a plan to establish a grant program that would incentivize states to adopt stricter election rules outlined in the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save America) Act, which includes a new requirement to provide documented proof of citizenship and a photo ID at the time of voting.
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    — ANTI-DEMOCRACY GERRYMANDER MONARCHS/OLIGARCHS AT WORK

  9. Bush had previously run as a Republican for a Minnesota House seat prior to the 2020s redistricting, though the seats appear to at least overlap. He found it is harder to qualify as an independent.

    The fundamental problem is exclusionary state-run partisan primaries. Duopolists create barriers to challengers.

  10. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/when-is-the-real-independence-day-july-2-or-july-4

    2 – 4 JULY 1776 DOI

    2 JULY RESOLUTION IN LAST PARA OF JULY 4 DOI

    SCOTUS HACKS BRAIN DEAD IGNORANT RE***ALLEGIANCE*** IN 14-1 AMDT BIRTH RIGHT CASE.

    KIDS BORN IN USA ARE USA CITIZENS ONLY IF FATHER IS A USA CITIZEN — NATURAL BORN OR NATURALIZED.

    1868- N-O-T AMERICAN INDIAN OR A-N-Y FOREIGN FATHERS.

    TOO DIFFICULT FOR CON LAW MORONS TO UNDERSTAND —-

    THUS NOW NONSTOP POLICE STATE SPYING RE ALL PREGNANT FEMALES IN USA OR COMING INTO THE USA – ESP ALL PREGNANT FOREIGN INVADERS

  13. Seems like a perfectly sensible set of aims that are also applicable to most other states. I hope his efforts inspire others around the nation.

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