Georgia’s ballot access laws, for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives who are not Democrats or Republicans, are so stringent, no one has used them in a regularly-scheduled election since 1964. The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to … Continue reading
The West Virginia State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 11 in the lawsuit over whether the state must hold a special gubernatorial election this year. See this story. … Continue reading
The group that monitors elections for the Helsinki Accords has issued a report on the 2010 election in the United States. See it here. It includes 27 pages of text. International human rights observers tend to notice deficiencies in U.S. … Continue reading
Last month, Americans Elect Party submitted approximately 21,000 signatures to qualify as a party in Nevada. This is three times as many signatures as are legally required. By January 7, the Secretary of State will probably have determined that the … Continue reading
On January 3, California Assemblymember Paul Fong, chair of the Assembly Elections Committee, introduced AB 80. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. … Continue reading
