On July 29, the last brief was filed in the 9th circuit in the Montana ballot access case Kelly v McCulloch, 10-35174. The case challenges the March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates, especially in the context of the high … Continue reading
On August 2, the Pennsylvania petition deadline, the Libertarian statewide candidates submitted approximately 24,000 signatures. The Green statewide candidates submitted approximately 19,400 signatures. The requirement is 19,082. State elections officials have accepted the petitions, but anyone is free to challenge … Continue reading
On July 30, U.S. House member David Price introduced HR 6061, to make changes in the presidential public funding program. Primary season matching funds would become considerably more difficult to obtain. Current law requires that a presidential candidate receive $5,000 … Continue reading
On August 2, the Nebraska Libertarian Party filed approximately 8,000 signatures to become ballot-qualified. The state requires 5,921 valid signatures. The Libertarians already checked their own petition for validity and have a good margin of valid signatures. The party now … Continue reading
The Liberal Party’s web page, www.liberalparty.org, says it is circulating a petition to be on the New York ballot for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The gubernatorial candidate is Edward R. Culvert. Thanks to Wiliam Stevenson for this … Continue reading
